Is that really such a good idea?  You'll drive your users absolutely insane
by showing them a button that _appears_ like it should be functional but
isn't.

Here are a couple more things you could do that might be better:


1.  Create an image button that will generate the HTML for the enabled
button.  Customize the onBeforeHtmlOutputEvent for the field so that, based
on the business logic,  it sets the HTML to that for an image of a disabled
button.  That way, it looks like a button but isn't.


2.  Depending on your target browser requirements, customize the display
field to use HTML 4 standards.

HTML 4 includes the BUTTON tag that looks something like this:

<BUTTON type="submit" name="Type" value="infoOnly">Find Info</BUTTON>
<BUTTON type="submit" name="Type" value="infoOnly" DISABLED>Find
Info</BUTTON>

It also allows you to set a DISABLED attribute for the INPUT tag so it looks
like:

<INPUT TYPE="BUTTON" NAME="Type" value="infoOnly" DISABLED>

Unfortunately, only IE 4 and above handle this at this point, but it's
definitely cool.

-- Grace







----- Original Message -----
From: Mathew, Aby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 'LadyNaureen' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, June 25, 1999 9:08 AM
Subject: Re: [ND] Visual Components -- How to create a shortcut key & How to
disable a button without Script?


> Hi,
>
> I remember seeing somebody else also wanting to Diable a button rather
than
> getting rid of the button altogether.
>
> In the Internet applications world we survive with all kinds of tricks. So
> here is a simple one:
>
> In the button_onBeforeHtmlOutputEvent, change the TYPE=SUBMIT to
TYPE=BUTTON
> using CSpUtil.replaceSubstring or so. The button will not submit the form
> anymore, disabled in effect.
>
> Aby
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: LadyNaureen [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Friday, June 25, 1999 2:48 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: [ND] Visual Components -- How to create a shortcut key & How
> > to disable a button without Script?
> >
> >
> > Hello All,
> >
> > Is there  any way I can disable a button during runtime without using
> > script? since I want to disable a button for some users instead of
hiding
> > it.
> >
> > It is very common to have short cut keys for buttons like for "Exit" we
> > have "Alt + x" as a short cut key. Is there any method to achieve this?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Regards,
> > LadyNaureen
> >
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