Hi,
is there a possibility to use the RETURN for submitting Formdata instead
of pushing the Buttton?
is there a possibility to use the RETURN for submitting Formdata instead
of pushing the Buttton?
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Re: Forms - howto use return for submitting in Forms?
In article <d30mvp$ain$1@n ewsreader3.netc ologne.de>, wkutting@arcor. de
enlightened us with...[color=blue]
> Hi,
> is there a possibility to use the RETURN for submitting Formdata instead
> of pushing the Buttton?
>[/color]
Yes.
Sometimes browsers do this by themselves, depending on how you designed the
form. If you didn't provide a submit button, but only a regular button, you
have to capture the enter keypress with javascript. Check
comp.lang.javas cript archives because this has been discussed to death over
there already.
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Re: Forms - howto use return for submitting in Forms?
Wilhelm Kutting wrote:[color=blue]
> is there a possibility to use the RETURN for submitting Formdata[/color]
instead[color=blue]
> of pushing the Buttton?[/color]
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>From a usability perspective, it's better to leave it to the browser,[/color]
as users already know what to expect from their own browser and might
be irritated it something changes.
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Re: Forms - howto use return for submitting in Forms?
In article <1112875119.062 213.88840@o13g2 000cwo.googlegr oups.com>,
usenet@safalra. com enlightened us with...[color=blue]
> Wilhelm Kutting wrote:[color=green]
> > is there a possibility to use the RETURN for submitting Formdata[/color]
> instead[color=green]
> > of pushing the Buttton?[/color]
>[color=green]
> >From a usability perspective, it's better to leave it to the browser,[/color]
> as users already know what to expect from their own browser and might
> be irritated it something changes.[/color]
As a Firefox user stuck in an IE world, I actually LIKE it when people make
sure the form submits when I hit the enter key. I expect that behavior, but
sometimes people do things that for some reason cause the form to NOT submit
when I hit enter. Such as not using a submit button at all, but just a button
(often b/c there is more than one action one could take or such).
JMHO, YMMV.
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Re: Forms - howto use return for submitting in Forms?
On Thu, 07 Apr 2005 04:58:39 -0700, Safalra wrote:
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> From a usability perspective, it's better to leave it to the browser,
> as users already know what to expect from their own browser and might be
> irritated it something changes.[/color]
I agree. While I prefer it that the enter key only enters data into the
current gadget, rather than submits the whole form, I'm used to what my
software normally does. It's easier if it always works the same way.
What's worse if you try and *make* a form submit when the enter key is
pressed on a system which doesn't normally work that way.
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Re: Forms - howto use return for submitting in Forms?
Tim wrote:[color=blue]
> On Thu, 07 Apr 2005 04:58:39 -0700, Safalra wrote:[color=green]
> > From a usability perspective, it's better to leave it to the[/color][/color]
browser,[color=blue][color=green]
> > as users already know what to expect from their own browser and[/color][/color]
might be[color=blue][color=green]
> > irritated it something changes.[/color]
>
> [snip]
>
> What's worse if you try and *make* a form submit when the enter key[/color]
is[color=blue]
> pressed on a system which doesn't normally work that way.[/color]
Think of the poor Amiga users... :) Actually Amiga browsers make up
about 0.1% of the hits to my site, so I guess they are still around.
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Re: Forms - howto use return for submitting in Forms?
Tim wrote:
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>> What's worse if you try and *make* a form submit when the enter key
>> is pressed on a system which doesn't normally work that way.[/color][/color]
"Safalra" <usenet@safalra .com> posted:
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> Think of the poor Amiga users... :) Actually Amiga browsers make up
> about 0.1% of the hits to my site, so I guess they are still around.[/color]
Actually, that was one of them on my mind. I still have fond memories of
using mine (a system that boots in 12 seconds, doesn't need shutdowns,
isn't plagued by internet viruses, didn't need re-installing software over
and over, didn't have huge bloated software, didn't have cryptic crap in
system directories, and so on...). I still have one under the desk used
for specific tasks that it's best suited for: Using a computer to generate
text and graphics for video work.
Getting back to the task at hand, I found its manner of using form-like
gadgets to be more logical. Anybody who's ever typed on a typewriter knows
that hitting enter only finishes the current task (what you just typed in).
You do something extra once you've finished enterring in data (which you do
by typing and pressing enter).
The usual behaviour of using forms confuses most new Windows users, they
find they've suddenly submitted something that they weren't read to, yet,
if they use just the keyboard. Rather than those that click with the
mouse, type somewhere, click elsewhere with the mouse, and type there, etc
(who've probably decided to do that because they got a shock the first time
they pressed enter in a form-like gadget).
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Tim wrote:[color=blue]
> Tim wrote:[color=green][color=darkred]
> >> What's worse if you try and *make* a form submit when the enter[/color][/color][/color]
key[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
> >> is pressed on a system which doesn't normally work that way.[/color][/color]
>
> "Safalra" <usenet@safalra .com> posted:[color=green]
> > Think of the poor Amiga users... :) Actually Amiga browsers make up
> > about 0.1% of the hits to my site, so I guess they are still[/color][/color]
around.[color=blue]
>
> Actually, that was one of them on my mind. I still have fond[/color]
memories of[color=blue]
> using mine [snip how great the Amiga is] I still have one under the[/color]
desk
Me too. Though mainly 'cause I'm determined to complete The Shepherd
one day (level 48, after almost a decade) :)
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> Getting back to the task at hand, I found its manner of using[/color]
form-like[color=blue]
> gadgets to be more logical.[/color]
I'd agree with you there. Unfortunately usability theory dictates that
it's better to stick with a standard (which the tab-movement now is, in
effect) than to introduce something different, even if it's
theoretically better (out of context). So we're stuck with blue
hyperlinks too, unless we want to confuse visitors...
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