A few things... Some browsers (IE for example) don't hold form data on a secure connection, so when you go "back", it clears it all (lawd knows why). Using Netscape clears this issue.
As for using javascript; we try to use that as little as possible to remain compatible with as many browsers as we can. What we're working on (in the background, slowly) is changing the behaviour of this page. What *should* happen is, additionally to the error message, the order page is re-created with the CORRECT fields pre-populated. All you have to do then is correct the offending entry and re-submit. Time TBA on this... Charles Daminato OpenSRS Product Manager Tucows Inc. - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Biz-Lists > Sent: February 27, 2002 1:49 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Interface question and suggestion for improvement > > > Using the Quick Start interface, whenever I forget to fill in a required > field and I hit submit - I get an error message (as it should be). When I > hit back on the browser the form is completely empty requiring me > to retype > all of the information. > > My question is this - is there some other proceedure that I > should be using > other than the back button so the form will not be cleared??? > > Here is my suggestion. Using something as simple as JavaScript the form > could be checked before it is submitted. I have wasted a lot of time > retyping information - the original mistake is mine but it seems like the > interface could be made a little more user friendly and forgiving. > > CJS >
