Comments on: HTML forms and onclick/onfocus http://www.nkuttler.de/2008/09/20/html-forms-and-onclickonfocus/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:37:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: ed http://www.nkuttler.de/2008/09/20/html-forms-and-onclickonfocus/#comment-3838 ed Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:58:07 +0000 http://www.nkuttler.de//?p=17#comment-3838 thank you! (city field on my form is color changing on entry now!) thank you! (city field on my form is color changing on entry now!)

]]> By: Nicolas http://www.nkuttler.de/2008/09/20/html-forms-and-onclickonfocus/#comment-3344 Nicolas Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:45:24 +0000 http://www.nkuttler.de//?p=17#comment-3344 Hi Oli, I'm not sure what you mean? Can you describe it in more detail? Hi Oli, I’m not sure what you mean? Can you describe it in more detail?

]]> By: Oli http://www.nkuttler.de/2008/09/20/html-forms-and-onclickonfocus/#comment-3343 Oli Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:50:25 +0000 http://www.nkuttler.de//?p=17#comment-3343 Hi, Great article. However, when this is used with a javascript validator the validation script is ignoring the fields as they are already filled in. Is there a simple fix to this? Cheers Hi, Great article.
However, when this is used with a javascript validator the validation script is ignoring the fields as they are already filled in. Is there a simple fix to this?

Cheers

]]> By: Leyton Jay http://www.nkuttler.de/2008/09/20/html-forms-and-onclickonfocus/#comment-2931 Leyton Jay Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:33:34 +0000 http://www.nkuttler.de//?p=17#comment-2931 Thanks for these javascript tips Nicolas, they're really handy! I know no javascript what-so-ever despite being a bit of an expert in XHTML and CSS. I've decided to learn some, so this is a nice starting point, cheers! Thanks for these javascript tips Nicolas, they’re really handy!

I know no javascript what-so-ever despite being a bit of an expert in XHTML and CSS.
I’ve decided to learn some, so this is a nice starting point, cheers!

]]> By: pesura http://www.nkuttler.de/2008/09/20/html-forms-and-onclickonfocus/#comment-2903 pesura Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:00:38 +0000 http://www.nkuttler.de//?p=17#comment-2903 oh thats great, thanks so much. i've just found i had been looking for :) oh thats great, thanks so much. i’ve just found i had been looking for :)

]]> By: Ray http://www.nkuttler.de/2008/09/20/html-forms-and-onclickonfocus/#comment-874 Ray Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:32:06 +0000 http://www.nkuttler.de//?p=17#comment-874 Thank Nicolas- After looking at your code I notice you had put the this.style.color=’#000′ in a different spot then you had mentioned before.... It's all working good now- Now if only I could get the progressive upload status bar working... Any ideas? Thank Nicolas-

After looking at your code I notice you had put the this.style.color=’#000′ in a different spot then you had mentioned before….

It’s all working good now-
Now if only I could get the progressive upload status bar working… Any ideas?

]]> By: nicolas http://www.nkuttler.de/2008/09/20/html-forms-and-onclickonfocus/#comment-873 nicolas Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:06:22 +0000 http://www.nkuttler.de//?p=17#comment-873 Yeah. I have updated the post with a color switching example and added your <tt>onblur</tt> technique. That color switchin and page reloading thing needs to be tested in detail... Yeah. I have updated the post with a color switching example and added your onblur technique. That color switchin and page reloading thing needs to be tested in detail…

]]> By: Ray http://www.nkuttler.de/2008/09/20/html-forms-and-onclickonfocus/#comment-872 Ray Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:52:08 +0000 http://www.nkuttler.de//?p=17#comment-872 Ok i now see in Firefox that reloading the page leaves the user entered text.... This is not the case in Safari... Ok i now see in Firefox that reloading the page leaves the user entered text….

This is not the case in Safari…

]]> By: Ray http://www.nkuttler.de/2008/09/20/html-forms-and-onclickonfocus/#comment-871 Ray Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:50:32 +0000 http://www.nkuttler.de//?p=17#comment-871 It's not working for me. I'm on a Mac checking with safari 3 and firefox 2. When I add the this.style.color=’#000′; snippet, not only does it not change the font to black-- but it also removes the functionality of the "this.value" ... AIM=onepercentposse It’s not working for me.
I’m on a Mac
checking with safari 3 and firefox 2.

When I add the this.style.color=’#000′; snippet, not only does it not change the font to black– but it also removes the functionality of the “this.value” …

AIM=onepercentposse

]]> By: nicolas http://www.nkuttler.de/2008/09/20/html-forms-and-onclickonfocus/#comment-869 nicolas Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:42:43 +0000 http://www.nkuttler.de//?p=17#comment-869 <tt>onfocus="this.style.color='#000'; if (this.value == 'Who is the Skater?') {this.value=''}"</tt> onfocus="this.style.color='#000'; if (this.value == 'Who is the Skater?') {this.value=''}"

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