Re: Inserting special characters into text fields

On Mon, 14 Oct 2002 14:25:09 +0100 Chris Hewitt <g0pae@manordat.demon.co.uk> wrote: > Phil Schwarzmann wrote: > > >I need users to be able to insert special characters (ö and ä) into a > >text field. > > > >Unfortunately, English-speaking people do not have these keys on their > >keyboards. Currently, they are cutting and pasting these characters > >into the text boxes. > > > >I believe ASP can insert characters into text fields by pressing a form > >button....can PHP do something like this? > > > Nothing to do with the language used on a server, everything to do with > the operating system the client uses. If your client computer runs MS > Windows, holding down the "Alt" "ALT" key? I don't think so. The only way to type other language's characters is by switch the keyboard layout (ALT-SHIFT, usually) so your keyboard inputs the ASCII mapped to your keys. That's the only way. And, anyhow, it has nothing to do with PHP at that point. It's client-side. Maxim Maletsky. > key and pressing the ASCII number for > the character wanted on the digits on the number pad will give the > character. I'm afraid I don't know the equivalent if your client > computers run linux (I'm sure there is one and its just my ignorance). > I'd be interested to know the answer. > > HTH > Chris > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > -- Maxim Maletsky maxim@php.net www.PHPBeginner.com // where PHP Begins