Mine required no remapping. The only problem is that IE uses the backspace for
navigation and won't let me override it. The only thing i can do is stop it
from going back.
Richard Bennett wrote:
> > Just use a hidden form with hidden fields and let the browser do all
> > the work. Of course, you can build the url yourself as long as you
>
> That's it of course, but put like that takes all the magic out of it.
> cross-browser DHTML is all tricks in the end I guess.
>
> Basically you have a DynLayer, with a label in it, and a fake cursor, with
> onmousedown
> event to focus() the real form text-box, which is off screen, and whose
> onchange event
> does a setHTML on the label, and positions the fake cursor to
> label.getWidth().
> The great thing is you can have any fontsize/color/border etc you want
> The real offscreen form can have all the properties they always have.
>
> first I did it with the keyevents, but that means remapping the whole
> keyboard.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert Rainwater" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "DynAPI Help List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2001 5:41 PM
> Subject: Re[2]: [Dynapi-Help] menu question...
>
> >
> > Just use a hidden form with hidden fields and let the browser do all
> > the work. Of course, you can build the url yourself as long as you
> > encode the url.
> >
> > --
> > // Robert Rainwater
> >
> > On 1/20/2001, 9:27:54 AM EST, Michael wrote about "[Dynapi-Help] menu
> question...":
> >
> > > I've just about finished my own version of what you are describing. How
> exactly
> > > do you plan on allowing for get type forms. As far as I know, this
> requires the
> > > data to be "compiled" by the browser and then submitted as a series of
> packets.
> >
> > > So far, I can only see a way of generating the url for a post form.
> >
> > > Richard :o wrote:
> >
> > >> yes, it is a browser problem, but I'm making a replacement form object
> as a
> > >> dynapi widget, so you can have text input etc without using a form, and
> keep
> > >> the same post & get properties etc. I should have working example up in
> the
> > >> weekend, or begin next week.
> > >>
> > >> Cheers,
> > >> Richard :o
> > >>
> > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >> www.richardinfo.com
> > >> (Everything running on, and ported to the 19/12/2000 snapshot of
> DynAPI2)
> > >>
> > >> ----- Original Message -----
> > >> From: "Joseph Crotty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >> Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 7:10 PM
> > >> Subject: [Dynapi-Help] menu question...
> > >>
> > >> > Hi all,
> > >> >
> > >> > I am a perl programmer(well, mostly perl) that maintains an
> application
> > >> > comprised of cgi scripts and of course HTML front ends/forms. The
> index
> > >> > page users log into is a frame set(two frames - a narrow vertical one
> on
> > >> the
> > >> > left with a static menu, and a large one on the right where the HTML
> front
> > >> > end/forms and scripts run).
> > >> >
> > >> > I want to drop the frameset and instead use DynAPI2 to generate a
> > >> horizontal
> > >> > dynamic menu bar running the top of the screen with the HTML/CGI
> stuff
> > >> > below. My concern is that in a very simple test case I built(code
> below)
> > >> > the dynlayer I created would not cover over <select> boxes in IE 5.x
> that
> > >> > exist in several of the HTML front ends/forms.
> > >> >
> > >> > Is there an elegant work around for this problem?
> > >> >
> > >> > Thanks for any critique and/or ideas,
> > >> >
> > >> > JDog
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > <html>
> > >> > <head>
> > >> > <title>DynAPI Distribution: Create Example</title>
> > >> >
> > >> > <script language="Javascript" src="../js/dynapi.js"></script>
> > >> > <script language="Javascript">
> > >> >
> > >> > DynAPI.setLibraryPath('../js/lib/')
> > >> >
> > >> > DynAPI.include('dynapi.api.dynlayer')
> > >> > DynAPI.include('dynapi.api.browser')
> > >> > DynAPI.include('dynapi.api.dyndocument')
> > >> >
> > >> > DynAPI.onLoad=function() {
> > >> > myLayer = new DynLayer()
> > >> > myLayer.setSize(DynAPI.document.getWidth(),50)
> > >> > myLayer.setBgColor('#000000')
> > >> > myLayer.moveTo(0,0)
> > >> > this.document.addChild(myLayer)
> > >> > }
> > >> >
> > >> > </script>
> > >> > </head>
> > >> >
> > >> > <body>
> > >> > <table width="75%" border="1">
> > >> > <tr>
> > >> > <td>
> > >> > <input type="text" name="textfield">
> > >> > </td>
> > >> > <td>
> > >> > <input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Submit">
> > >> > </td>
> > >> > <td>
> > >> > <input type="checkbox" name="checkbox" value="checkbox">
> > >> > </td>
> > >> > <td>
> > >> > <input type="radio" name="radiobutton" value="radiobutton">
> > >> > </td>
> > >> > <td>
> > >> > <select name="select">
> > >> > </select>
> > >> > </td>
> > >> > <td>
> > >> > <input type="hidden" name="hiddenField">
> > >> > </td>
> > >> > </tr>
> > >> > </table>
> > >> > </body>
> > >> > </html>
> > >> >
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