Re: Re: HTML_QuickForm DHTML client rules and SoftRequired rule

Justin Patrin wrote:

Well, that's just one of the things it does. It also adds onBlur and onChange handlers so that when an element loses focus (text element) or its value is changed (select element) it will run validation. IMHO that's very helpful for users, especially for long forms, as it lets the user know right away that they need to fix something instead of waiting for the very end of the form.

Thanks for the clarification. I did some more tests on your example page: Starting typing in the email field results in a error message because the address is not valid while typing. Jumping via tabular key into the next field results in another error in the second field ("required"). Same for the "soft required" field -- jumping via tabular key gives me the question whether I'm sure to not fill something in there. And -- surprise! *g* -- the same in the select field. In all these cases showing the error message is too early and especially in the "soft required" case some kind of bogus. Regards, Mark