Sorry, but no. If you look in FF3 it keeps the text entered in the form field when page is refreshed the same. It does not remove it.
There are no code examples, and I have exhausted the library and internet resources. On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 1:20 PM, Todd Budnikas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > sorry all, does this not solve it? > > I guess use onbeforeunload to trigger an event? > http://www.4guysfromrolla.com/demos/OnBeforeUnloadDemo1.htm > > > > > On Nov 13, 2008, at 1:11 PM, Tom ('Mas) Pickering wrote: > > Brett - > > Here's the problem: Different browsers handle that differently. Firefox > 2+ won't reset the fields on Reload, only on Shift-Reload. IE 6.0+ resets > on a simple Refresh. What is the teacher using? > > At 11:34 AM 11/13/2008, you wrote: > > To Andrew: > > What I am trying to do is get a form field to reset a value back to the > default selected when a user clicks on the refresh or reload button in the > browser, not the page (meaning I am not using <input type="reset" /> to > reset the fields). So, for example, lets say this code is: > > <form action="processorformquantity.pl" name="heartSearch"> > <select name="hsQty" id="hsQty" onchange="proc()"> > <option value="0">0</option> > <option value="1">1</option> > <option value="2">2</option> > <option value="3">3</option> > </select> > <br /><input type="submit" value="Submit" /> > </form> > > As you see the code above displayed in the browser, 0 will automatically be > shown in the dropdown box (let's call it the default#). But, if the user > changes the default# to let's say 2, and then decides to reset the page for > whatever reason using the browser's default refresh or reload button, the > user-selected 2, will change back to default# (or 0). > > The reason is because for some reason, unknown to me, it is a major part of > my grade. > > On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 12:00 PM, Todd Budnikas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > I guess use onbeforeunload to trigger an event? > http://www.4guysfromrolla.com/demos/OnBeforeUnloadDemo1.htm > > > > ******************************************************************* > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ******************************************************************* > -- Brett P. ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
