Problem with keystroke delay

[ez2cwhy@gmail.com]

I'm relatively new to using javascript, so I'm not sure if this is a
known problem, or something that I'm doing wrong. (99.9% sure it's
something I'm doing wrong.) Here's the situation:

I have a form that I am processing. Whenever the user types into any
box, the "clear" button becomes activated. Otherwise, it is inactive.
(Enabled/Disabled) My problem is that my button seems to be one stroke
behind. So if I have a box and type in 'a', then nothing happens.
However, if I type in another 'a', then the box enables as expected.
Same thing goes for backspace...whe n I clear out the box, the button is
still enabled. If I backspace one more time, then it disables.

Anyone able to point me in the right direction?

Thanks!

[RobB]

Re: Problem with keystroke delay

ez2c...@gmail.c om wrote:[color=blue]
> I'm relatively new to using javascript, so I'm not sure if this is a
> known problem, or something that I'm doing wrong. (99.9% sure it's
> something I'm doing wrong.) Here's the situation:
>
> I have a form that I am processing. Whenever the user types into any
> box, the "clear" button becomes activated. Otherwise, it is[/color]
inactive.[color=blue]
> (Enabled/Disabled) My problem is that my button seems to be one[/color]
stroke[color=blue]
> behind. So if I have a box and type in 'a', then nothing happens.
> However, if I type in another 'a', then the box enables as expected.
> Same thing goes for backspace...whe n I clear out the box, the button[/color]
is[color=blue]
> still enabled. If I backspace one more time, then it disables.
>
> Anyone able to point me in the right direction?
>
> Thanks![/color]

Code? Can't debug what we can't see.

A guess: whatever you're using, it's probably called from the
Input.onkeypres s handler - which runs *before* the just-keyed character
is output from the buffer. Try 'onkeyup' for a different result.

[Sushi Man]

Re: Problem with keystroke delay

One other question about my form. When I use the "Clear" button, which
is a reset button, is there a way to disable it. I tried a call with
onclick, but it had non-desired results...i.e. it disabled the button
but did not reset the form as well.

Thanks again!

[Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn]

Re: Problem with keystroke delay

ez2cwhy@gmail.c om wrote:
[color=blue]
> I have a form that I am processing. Whenever the user types into any
> box, the "clear" button becomes activated. Otherwise, it is inactive.
> (Enabled/Disabled)[/color]

How are users without client-side scripting supposed to reset the form?
Don't disable anything prior to user interaction without client-side
scripting (unless you do a submit which will change its status).
[color=blue]
> My problem is that my button seems to be one stroke behind. So if I
> have a box and type in 'a', then nothing happens. However, if I type
> in another 'a', then the box enables as expected. Same thing goes for
> backspace...whe n I clear out the box, the button is still enabled. If
> I backspace one more time, then it disables.[/color]

Maybe you are just using `onchange'. It fires after the focus
left the element. If so, use `onkeyup' and `onkeypress' instead.


PointedEars

[Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn]

Re: Problem with keystroke delay

Sushi Man wrote:
[color=blue]
> One other question about my form. When I use the "Clear" button, which
> is a reset button, is there a way to disable it. I tried a call with
> onclick, but it had non-desired results...i.e. it disabled the button
> but did not reset the form as well.[/color]

That's a known issue, same with submit buttons. There are Voodoo
workarounds out there but I suggest just don't do either as there
is no real need for it.


PointedEars

P.S.
While you were able to change your From header, you could have had it
displayed also your real name. In Usenet, there are people who are
repelled by only pseudonymes/nicknames in the From header of postings
while appear attracted to those posted by people with identity.

[Matthew Lock]

Re: Problem with keystroke delay


Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:[color=blue]
> While you were able to change your From header, you could have had it
> displayed also your real name. In Usenet, there are people who are
> repelled by only pseudonymes/nicknames in the From header of postings
> while appear attracted to those posted by people with identity.[/color]

Says the person who goes by the name of PointedEars!

[Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn]

Re: Problem with keystroke delay

Matthew Lock schrieb:
[color=blue]
> Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:[color=green]
> > While you were able to change your From header, you could have had
> > it displayed also your real name. In Usenet, there are people who[/color][/color]
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^[color=blue][color=green]
> > are repelled by only pseudonymes/nicknames in the From header of
> > postings while appear attracted to those posted by people with
> > identity.[/color]
>
> Says the person who goes by the name of PointedEars![/color]

Yes, with nickname *included* in From header.


PointedEars