That's what I resorted to doing. However, this control doesn't have a class, and its ID is indeterminate.
I'm sure this is a jQuery-UI datepicker bug.... **--** Steve On Apr 1, 5:17 pm, Fontzter <[email protected]> wrote: > Steve, I'm taking a guess here; but I suspect the input (and perhaps > even the visibility for some browsers) is used for form submission. > Maybe you could use css to hide the input if you don't need it for > submission. > > Hth, > > Dave > > On Apr 1, 10:21 am, Steven Black <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Anybody? > > > Why does Datepicker create an indeterminate control, and why is this > > control arbitrarily visible? > > > **--** Steve > > > On Mar 31, 9:18 am, Steven Black <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Background: BluePrint CSS framework (simple, lightweight) with jQuery > > > and jQuery UI 1.7 layered on top. > > > > I have a Datepicker that I show as a dialog upon an object's click. > > > Invoked like this: > > > > $("#datepicker").datepicker('dialog', ....); > > > > $("#datepicker") is an empty div. > > > > PESKY PROBLEM: Datepicker creates a small, VISIBLE text input field > > > that is displaying in the top left corner of the displayed calendar. > > > I can't seem to rationally make this ersatz and unwanted input field > > > to go away. > > > > This input field is a child of the body DOM element, has no classes, > > > just an id attribute starting with "dp" with a uuid. > > > > Something like this: > > > <input type="text" style="position: absolute; top: 187px; left: > > > 1091px;" size="1" id="dp1238504086965"/> > > > > MY KLUGE FIX: Try as I might, the only way I have found to HIDE this > > > input field is to add this CSS rule > > > > input[id^='dp'] {display: none;} > > > > QUESTION: Why does the Datepicker create this VISIBLE input field? > > > There's no CSS class to select it, nevermind hide it, and its id > > > attribute is apparently indeterminate. > > > > QUESTION: Why does this input field not have a class we can use to > > > style (hide) it? > > > > I think this input's visibility is a bug. > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "jQuery UI" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jquery-ui?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
