Re: IE Problem Detecting Post Variables

On Thu, 2009-01-01 at 12:57 -0500, Bastien Koert wrote: > On Thu, Jan 1, 2009 at 11:59 AM, Ashley Sheridan > <ash@ashleysheridan.co.uk>wrote: > > > On Thu, 2009-01-01 at 11:25 -0500, Phpster wrote: > > > What about using the onclick to set a js variable to be sent to the > > > server? That should be more cross server compliant. > > > > > > Bastien > > > > > > Sent from my iPod > > > > > > On Dec 31, 2008, at 8:37 PM, "L. Herbert" <lherbert@iluvmydesign.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Bastien, > > > > > > > > Thanks for your response. The curious thing is that the value is > > > > passed when using FF, but not passed when using IE. > > > > > > > > Here is the relevant form html: > > > > > > > > <div id="switch-theme"> > > > > <form action="" method="post"> > > > > <label>Flip It!</label> > > > > <input name="style" type="image" > > > > src="images/ > > > > switch-button-grey.gif" title="Default Theme" > > > > id="style1" > > > > value="default" /> > > > > <input name="style" type="image" > > > > src="himages/ > > > > switch-button-default.gif" title="Alternate Theme" > > > > id="style2" > > > > value="alternate" /> > > > > </form> > > > > </div> > > > > > > > > The action attribute is left blank so the form posts to the current > > > > page. The theme switcher script is at the top of each page and > > > > intercepts the posted variables. > > > > > > > > Any thoughts? > > > > > > > > > > > > On Dec 31, 2008, at 11:02 AM, Phpster wrote: > > > > > > > >> Try checking to see if the value was passed with var_dump($_REQUEST) > > > >> > > > >> Also try (!empty($_REQUEST['style'])) > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> Bastien > > > >> > > > >> Sent from my iPod > > > >> > > > >> On Dec 31, 2008, at 10:24 AM, "L. Herbert" > > > >> <lherbert@iluvmydesign.com> wrote: > > > >> > > > >>> Hello all, > > > >>> > > > >>> Anyone have insight to share on the following issue: > > > >>> > > > >>> I have a simple theme switcher script that functions as expected > > > >>> in FF, Safari, etc. but does not work in IE 6 or 7. It appears > > > >>> that the posted form variables are not detected in IE. I am > > > >>> using the following check within the script: > > > >>> > > > >>> if(isset($_REQUEST['style'])) { > > > >>> > > > >>> $style = $_REQUEST['style']; > > > >>> } > > > >>> > > > >>> Thanks in advance for your assistance. > > > >>> > > > >>> -- > > > >>> PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > >>> To unsubscribe, visit: > > > >>> http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > >>> > > > >> > > > >> -- > > > >> PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > >> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.phpÓ©w¤ > > > >> Ê ªÃ³€«¦§ˆ > > > >> > > > > > > > > > Which would make it as non-accessibility-friendly as possible... > > > > > > Ash > > www.ashleysheridan.co.uk > > > > > There are always trade-offs > for me, losing accessibility at the expense of some work to fix the problem is not a trade-off at all. I'd always go for accessibility first. Ash www.ashleysheridan.co.uk