Feedback on: irt.org FAQ Knowledge Base Q1065
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I am using IE5 and have noticed that onmousedown doesnt work when subbing a form but onclick does.
I have no idea why.
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The problem only occurs if you have only one inputbox. That also means the solution can be simple:
The trick: put in another inputbox after the submit-button. You can make it hidden by making it the same color as the background (using ccs) - don't forget to color the borders as well.
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Here is what I did to work around it. Long bit of HTML/Javascript follows, you will need to copy it and run it through HTMLTidy
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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
<html>
<body onload='doPageLoad(null,false,false,null)'>
<form onsubmit="return handleSubmit(this);" method="POST" name="myForm">
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td>Phrase:</td>
<td>
<input type="text" name="Phrase" size="40" value="sample">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>
<input type="submit" onclick="doSubmit('searchaction','myForm');" value="Search">
<input type="submit" onclick="doSubmit('findaction', 'myForm');" value="Find">
<input type="submit" onclick="doConfirmSubmit('Do the delete?', 'deleteaction', 'myForm', false);" value="Delete">
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
<form onsubmit="return handleSubmit(this);" method="POST" name="myForm2">
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td>Help:</td>
<td>
<input type="text" name="Help" size="40" value="Sample 2">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>
<input type="submit" onclick="doSubmit('helpaction','myForm2');" value="Help">
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
<p>
</body>
</html>
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