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IE5+ has a feature that shows a dropdown list into a form-field with focus containing all the previously entered values.
A user can prevent this for his own use with the browser-options:
- Tools
- Internet Options...
- Choose the Content tab
- Click the button "AutoComplete..."
- Uncheck the Form-checkbox (and/or other checkboxes) under "Use AutoComplete for"
- Click OK
- Click OK/Aply
Webdesigners can avoid this feature with:
for single fields:
<form name="MyForm1" >
<input type="text" autocomplete="off" name="Input1"><br>
<input type="text" name="Input2"><br>
<input type="password" autocomplete="off" name="Pw1" ><br>
<input type="submit" name="SubmitButton1" value="submit me">
</form>
for the complete form:
<form name="MyForm1" autocomplete="off">
<input type="text" name="Input1"><br>
<input type="text" name="Input2"><br>
<input type="password" name="Pw1" ><br>
<input type="submit" name="SubmitButton1" value="submit me">
</form>
Some reasons to prevent this:
1) Username-fields
2) applications/environments where more users have the same computer (students)
3) credit card fields
Hope this helps someone,
Erik <!-- My sport: Boomerang throwing !!
This year I will participate at the World Championships in Germany. (!! Many Happy Returns !! -->
A user can prevent this for his own use with the browser-options:
- Tools
- Internet Options...
- Choose the Content tab
- Click the button "AutoComplete..."
- Uncheck the Form-checkbox (and/or other checkboxes) under "Use AutoComplete for"
- Click OK
- Click OK/Aply
Webdesigners can avoid this feature with:
for single fields:
<form name="MyForm1" >
<input type="text" autocomplete="off" name="Input1"><br>
<input type="text" name="Input2"><br>
<input type="password" autocomplete="off" name="Pw1" ><br>
<input type="submit" name="SubmitButton1" value="submit me">
</form>
for the complete form:
<form name="MyForm1" autocomplete="off">
<input type="text" name="Input1"><br>
<input type="text" name="Input2"><br>
<input type="password" name="Pw1" ><br>
<input type="submit" name="SubmitButton1" value="submit me">
</form>
Some reasons to prevent this:
1) Username-fields
2) applications/environments where more users have the same computer (students)
3) credit card fields
Hope this helps someone,
Erik <!-- My sport: Boomerang throwing !!
This year I will participate at the World Championships in Germany. (!! Many Happy Returns !! -->