Summary ------- In order for radio buttons to work properly on Safari OSX, all <input ...> fields *must* be included within <form> </form> tags.
This applies to the jmolRadioGroup() function that is part of the Jmol.js JavaScript Library. One can generally put a <form> tag immediately after the <body> tag and a </form> tag immediately before the </body> tag and this will eliminate the problem. Netscape 4.7* has the same requirement regarding the form/input hierarchy. Therefore, if you consistently code your pages using the <form> tag then your pages should operate properly with Safari and with Netscape 4.7 Detail ------ Jaime reported a problem with radio button behavior on Safari. When he clicked on a non-selected radio button within the group it would lite up ... as it should. However, the previously lit button would remain hilit ... it should turn off. I have tracked this down as a Safari problem. It doesn't have anything to do with the Jmol.js library. For radio button groups to work properly, you *must* enclose your <input ...> statements with <form> tags. For a demonstration of this go to http://www.jmol.org/safariradio IE and Mozilla/Netscape 7.* do not have this requirement. Old Netscape 4.7* does have this requirement. The Jmol.js library cannot output these tags automatically because some browsers will output a <br /> when they see a <form> tag. Therefore, users would lose control over layout. Therefore, I suggest that people get in the habit of coding their pages by putting a <form> tag immediately after their <body> tag and putting a </form> tag immediately before their </body> tag. Other comments: - Konqueror may have the same requirement, since Safari is based upon Konqueror - It is not clear to me whether or not this is a violation of the HTML specification. The fact is that the major browsers do not require it, but Safari does. - Since the major browsers do not require it, many/most html coders will not do it. Therefore, Safari users will keep having problems with various web sites indefinately into the future. - Anyone who uses safari should consider filing a bug report. Miguel ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by Shop4tech.com-Lowest price on Blank Media 100pk Sonic DVD-R 4x for only $29 -100pk Sonic DVD+R for only $33 Save 50% off Retail on Ink & Toner - Free Shipping and Free Gift. http://www.shop4tech.com/z/Inkjet_Cartridges/9_108_r285 _______________________________________________ Jmol-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jmol-users
