True, forms can't span layers -- however, you can populate a form that you will
wind up submitting based on data in forms that exist in other layers... Gets a
bit complicated, and may not be worth the hassle, but it can be done.
Timothy Gallagher wrote:
> True, CSS (or layers) could help with this, but forms can not span
> layers, so be carefull.
>
> Another technique is have to split the page into frames, if this makes
> sense. With the dynamic data in one frame, another frame could actually
> re-write the data without a trip back to the server.
>
> Tim Gallagher
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Douglas Bridges [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, March 08, 1999 10:51 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [a little bit off topic] Generating part of a page in
> JavaScript
>
> Unfortunately this does not work. The browser only parses through the
> HTML once. While theoretically possible to have Javascript change the
> code, the browser will not parse the new HTML. Thus it is a moot point.
>
> You might want to look into Cascading Style Sheets(CSS). They might be
> able to do want you want. They are extremely powerful especially when
> combined with Javascript.
>
> Doug
>
> >Date: Mon, 8 Mar 1999 17:21:24 -0000
> >Reply-To: "A mailing list for discussion about Sun Microsystem's Java
> > Servlet API Technology." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >From: Petr Jiricka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Subject: [a little bit off topic] Generating part of a page in
> JavaScript
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >Hi,
> >Is it possible to write HTML code by JavaScript in the middle of a
> document?
> >I would like to dynamically change a part of a page when user clicks a
> >button on a page without having to call my servlet, because the page is
> >quite big and it needs to change quickly.
> >Thanks in advance for your help.
> >
> >Petr
> >
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