aspx cursor position

nutrino · December 7th, 2005, 10:51 AM

Simple question.

I have set up TabIndex order for all my fields on an aspx form that
displays in internet explorer.

When my aspx application comes up in internet explorer I would like to position the cursor on the first input field. But on startup the cursor does not start on the first input field.

So as to be clear the tab works wonderfully going left to right field to field, it is only on start up that the cursor does not start on the form.

planoie · December 8th, 2005, 11:38 AM

You need to emit javascript that sets the focus the desired field:

document.getElementById('txtTextBoxControl').focus ();

-Peter

nutrino · December 9th, 2005, 09:40 AM

Thank you very much,

I went in and added a java script in the apsx page. It worked.
<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
        function setCursor() {
            document.getElementById('txtName').focus();
        }
</script>
Set <body... onload="setCursor()"...

This did not work, but I am not to overly concerned about it, added
this to page load event in aspx.vb
Response.Write("<script language='javascript'> { document.getElementById('txtName').focus(); }</script>")

tdamico · December 27th, 2005, 10:43 AM

I am sure to be criticized, but here it goes.

Well all was well, my application opened with the cursor position
in the first entry field. I was happy.

I did it as follows:
<body bgColor="#dce0e1" onload="setCursor()" MS_POSITIONING="GridLayout">

With the function as a java script (which I simply added by opening
up my application in html display mode):

<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
    function setCursor() {
        document.getElementById('txtName').focus();
    }

I have been asked to place the cursor position
on other fields when they are selected. This would seem quite simple
except that I coded my aspx application using all aspx controls.

So I do not have an html but all <asp: > ... </asp...>

My problem is I cannot call my java function from an on load event,
except in the case of the html body load. The java script was
simply added by going into html display mode.

I have tried writing the java script with response.write on a
control event and it writes it to the html display page, but does
not fire.

Well I am sure to have been to confusing, I apologize. Let the ax fall.

planoie · December 28th, 2005, 03:40 PM

What do you mean by "I have been asked to place the cursor position on other fields when they are selected."?

If you select a field, doesn't it get focus automatically?

-Peter

nutrino · December 28th, 2005, 04:21 PM

Yep, I apologize for not being clear enough.
What I did, and it works/looks good is I have some hidden fields that only appear when a drop down list selection of 'OTHER' is selected. When that happens I would like to place the cursor on one of the new fields that 'appear' to the end user.

planoie · December 29th, 2005, 10:51 AM

I wrote some helper functions for emitting scripts to the page some time ago that I posted on this thread (in my last post):

http://p2p.wrox.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=17294

Using the ScriptLet method, call it with the focus javascript with the control you want to focus on:

ScriptLet(String.Format("document.getElementById(' {0}').focus();", control.ClientID()))

-Peter