Sounds like a job for... DHTML!!!
You can use the principles behind rollover images to toggle which "tab" is
displayed in front, and at the same time toggle the visibility of the
different form blocks. You'd probably have the best luck with that kind of
thing if you were able to limit the browser to only IE5+ (maybe 4+).
At the end, you'd have to sumbit all the form data at once. I haven't looked
at all, but it is distictly possible that someone has already tackled this.
It sounds like a common problem to solve.
Let us know if you find anything cool (or build the cool thing yourself)!
David Huyck
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
| I'm attempting to mimic the "tab" style interface
| found in GUI apps on the web.
|
| That is, I have several links at the top of the
| page that point to various forms. The forms are
| used to set different properties of the same
| item.
|
| It's basically a wizard, but I can jump to any
| point in the wizard at any time. That's easy
| enough, I know. Just use javascript to set a
| hidden variable in the form to tell me which
| tab was selected, submit the form, and at the
| end of the submit fuseaction relocate to
| the appropriate tab.
|
| The real problem is that there won't always be
| a form to submit. Or in some cases there will
| be a form, but I won't want to automatically
| submit it before going to the next tab.
|
| I was wondering if anyone has ever dealt with
| this type of problem before?
|
| Patrick
|
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