Unfortunatley, I don't know the answer to those questions.
It's also possible that what I had no longer works with later versions
of MyFaces. I know that some effort was recently put in to make the
clear functions compatible with JSF RI in the latest MyFaces
snapshots. It's probable that this should make life easier -- I'm
guessing both JSF implementations now have matching javascript names.
On 9/19/06, Jeff Bischoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I wouldn't mind at all, but first I would like to understand the
code a
> little better. In particular, this line in my javascript:
>
> clear_MainForm();
>
> It calls the javascript function generated by MyFaces. I copied it
from
> your code, and I think you included it to emulate the behaviour of
> commandButtons? But what exactly does this function call accomplish? I
> see that it resets the hidden field and the datatable (if present)
> scroll. Will I want to keep this line as part of my documented
solution,
> or make it an additional optional step they can take, that is
unrelated
> to the scrolling issue?
>
> Regards,
>
> Jeff Bischoff
> Kenneth L Kurz & Associates, Inc.
>
> Mike Kienenberger wrote:
> > On 9/15/06, Jeff Bischoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> (A response to the message by Mike Kienenberger 2005-11-07 16:56)
> >>
> >> Have you had any luck with your scrolling ideas, in the time
since this
> >> thread? I'm sure that by now you must have figured something out to
> >> accomplish what you were trying to do.
> >
> > You'd like to think that, but in fact, I never made any progress.
> > The project I was going to use it on was postponed.
> >
> >
> >> In any case, I made a simple javascript function based off what you
> >> provided in this thread. It's working great for my needs! Thanks
for
> >> your ideas, which helped me get started.
> >
> > Great! Do you mind documenting it on a MyFaces wiki page somewhere?
> > Perhaps we can figure out a more generic way to do this down the
road
> > -- maybe a scrollTo component tag.
> >
> >
> >> The archive for this mailing list really is priceless.
> >>
> >> <script language="javascript">
> >> function setScrollingAndSubmit(){
> >> clear_MainForm();
> >>
> >>
document.forms['MainForm'].elements['autoScroll'].value=getScrolling();
> >> document.forms['MainForm'].submit();
> >> }
> >> </script>
> >>
> >> My form is named "MainForm", and never changes so its hardcoding
is not
> >> a problem for me.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> Jeff Bischoff
> >> Kenneth L Kurz & Associates, Inc.
> >>
> >> On 11/07/05, Mike Kienenberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> >Stefan,
> >> >
> >> >Did you make any progress on this?
> >> >
> >> >I was looking at it again today, and it seemed to me that I
could use
> >> >the following code to accomplish this kind of effect. My
thinking was
> >> >that calling getScrolling() from the onchange of the <select>
would
> >> >use the coordinates of the <select> element instead of the
submitting
> >> >button.
> >> >
> >> >Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to work.
> >> >
> >> >=================================================
> >> >
> >> > <h:selectOneMenu
> >> > onchange="pulldownChanged()"
> >> > value="#{dataModel.itemValue}">
> >> > <f:selectItems value="#{page.items}"/>
> >> > </h:selectOneMenu>
> >> >
> >> > <script language="javascript">
> >> > // <![CDATA[
> >> > function pulldownChanged(){
> >> > clear_form();
> >> >
> >>
>document.forms['form'].elements['autoScroll'].value=getScrolling();
> >> >
> >> >document.getElementById("form:nonclearingRefreshButton").click();
> >> > }
> >> > // ]]>
> >> > </script>
> >> >
> >> > <!-- non-clearing refresh button; JSF will see it as
> >> refreshButton -->
> >> > <f:verbatim>
> >> > <input type="submit" style="display: none;"
value="Submit"
> >> name="form:refreshButton" id="form:nonclearingRefreshButton"/>
> >> > </f:verbatim>
> >> >
> >> > <!-- never used directly; refreshButton exists so verbatim
html
> >> above can imitate it -->
> >> > <h:commandButton id="refreshButton"
> >> > value="Submit" action="#{page.refresh}"
> >> > style="display:none">
> >> > </h:commandButton>
> >> >
> >> On 10/27/05, Mike Kienenberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> > Stefan,
> >> >
> >> > You are correct in that the current implementation only
scrolls to a
> >> > link or a button. I was proposing that you take advantage
of the
> >> > infrastructure that was there to expand to to scroll to other
> >> > components.
> >> >
> >> > I'm not sure exactly how it would work, but I'd think in the
short
> >> > term, it would be something like this.
> >> >
> >> > onclick="setScrollToComponentAndSubmit()"
> >> >
> >> > You may have to manually create a button to submit it. This
is a
> >> > similar button I use to trigger special javascript submit code.
> >> >
> >> > <f:verbatim>
> >> > <input type="submit" style="display: none;"
> >> >
> >>
onclick="document.forms['form'].elements['autoScroll'].value=getScrolling();"
> >>
> >> > value="Submit" name="form:refreshButton"
> >> > id="form:nonclearingRefreshButton"/>
> >> > </f:verbatim>
> >> >
> >> > If you're looking to contribute a myfaces component to handle
all of
> >> > this automatically, I can only point you in the right
direction (the
> >> > autoScroll field and the getScrolling() function). You'll
have to
> >> > figure out the details as I don't have the skillset
(javascript) to
> >> > help you. :)
> >> > But there's already something in place in MyFaces. It's just
a matter
> >> > of converting it to your needs.
> >> >
> >> > On 10/27/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > Mike
> >> > >
> >> > > <context-param>
> >> > >
<param-name>org.apache.myfaces.AUTO_SCROLL</param-name>
> >> > > <param-value>true</param-value>
> >> > > <description>
> >> > > If true, a javascript function will be rendered
that is
> >> > > able to restore the
> >> > > former vertical scroll on every request.
Convenient
> >> > > feature if you have pages
> >> > > with long lists and you do not want the browser
page to
> >> > > always jump to the top
> >> > > if you trigger a link or button action that
stays on
> >> the same
> >> > > page.
> >> > > Default: "false"
> >> > > </description>
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > </context-param>
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > Have already got that set in my web.xml
> >> > >
> >> > > Guess it's not operating because I'm NOT using a link or
button
> >> action – see
> >> > > jsp snippet below
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > Simon
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > Do you envisage it operating something like this
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > <h:selectBooleanCheckbox id="selectBusinessType"
> >> > >
> >> > > value="#{node.selected}" immediate="true"
> >> > >
> >> > > valueChangeListener="#{demo.processValueChange}"
> >> > >
> >> > > onclick="submit()" >
> >> > >
> >> > > <t:focus componentId="id_of_component_to_focus"/>
> >> > >
> >> > > <h:selectBooleanCheckbox >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > If NOT, then how – as I can see it being required at
several places
> >> on a
> >> > > form
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
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