login script: user can't hit "return" for login

panacea · July 12th, 2006, 04:44 AM

Rkn,

You need to run setfocus() when the page loads. For example, <body onLoad="setfocus()">.

Jon Emerson
http://www.jonemerson.net/

rkn · July 12th, 2006, 07:09 AM

Nice & simple,
thank you Jon.

Rasmus

gomezsean · July 13th, 2006, 05:05 PM

Quote:

quote:Originally posted by dmerrill
I would like it to go back to "username" after reset is clicked. Thanks for your help!

Dawn

K. Dawn Merrill

Hello,

I am using the exact same script and all the questions I had were answered by you guys. I was trying to figure out how to set focus on the username box, how to use the Enter key to logon, and how to re-set focus to the username box after the Reset button was clicked. I figured out the last one by trial and error. This is what I did and it works:

Here what the code looked like before:

if(imgReset == ""){
document.write('<input type="reset" value="Reset" name="Reset">');
} else {
document.write('<input type="image" src="'+imgReset+'" name="Reset" onclick="logon.reset();">');

Here's what did and it works so far:

if(imgReset == ""){
document.write('<input type="reset" value="Reset" name="Reset" onclick="document.logon.username.focus();">');
} else {
document.write('<input type="image" src="'+imgReset+'" name="Reset" onclick="logon.reset();">');

Basically I just added the setFocus() function code to the end of that first part. I'm a bigtime rookie so I don't know if what I did is considered normal, but it seems to work and since you guys helped me out I wanted to at least attempt to help you out. Thanks again. I really appreciate it.

panacea · July 14th, 2006, 07:25 PM

The code onclick="logon.reset();" looks perfect, and it's the same thing I would do. If you wanted more complicated logic for clearing the form, I would put the focus code into a function -- but since you're just doing a one-liner, putting the code directly into the event is the best design.

Jon Emerson
http://www.jonemerson.net/