Re: IE Problem Detecting Post Variables

Ashley Sheridan wrote: > On Fri, 2009-01-02 at 18:06 -0500, Andrew Ballard wrote: > >> On Fri, Jan 2, 2009 at 1:15 PM, Micah Gersten <micah@onshore.com> wrote: >> >>> You might want to consider the button element which allows you to >>> display images, but doesn't send back coordinates. Instead it sends a >>> preset value. >>> http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/interact/forms.html#h-17.5 >>> >>> Thank you, >>> Micah Gersten >>> >> If you mean an INPUT element with the type="button", then yes. >> (Although it will no longer be a submit button, so you'll have to >> capture the click and perform the submit using Javascript which leads >> back to accessibility issues, etc.) >> >> If you mean a BUTTON element of the type="submit", then not exactly. >> It *will* send a preset value for sure, but that preset value will >> differ depending on the browser. I've found that while FF will send >> the value you set in the value="..." attribute, IE will send the >> actual text of the button. Thus, >> >> <button name="test" value="blue">My Button Text</button> >> >> will send 'test=blue' in FF, but 'test=My+Button+Text' in IE. I'm >> assuming this is because for <INPUT type="submit"> buttons, the text >> content of the button IS the value in the value="..." attribute. >> >> Whatever the reason, that was a fun lesson to track down the first >> time I had people tell me a page I wrote didn't work in IE. >> >> Andrew >> >> > Lets all march forward and renounce IE as a useful piece of software! > > > Ash > www.ashleysheridan.co.uk > Agreed. According to the spec, the FF action is correct. I just heard IE's user share dropped below 70%. One day we will hopefully be able to say goodbye to it. Thank you, Micah Gersten onShore Networks Internal Developer http://www.onshore.com