'.disable' problem in M.I.E

[iaresean]

I have a text field which I disable like so:
window.document.someform.testfield.disable=true;

This works fine in NN, Mozilla etc. - The box is disabled and is a different colour.

However, in I.E., the box is disabled but isn't a different colour. And when I re-enable it (.disabled=false it doesn't get re-enabled.

Everything works fine in NN, whats up with I.E.?

Thanks in advance.

Sean.

 

[simonchristieis]

not sure of this is a typo -

disable = true

disabled = false ?

it should be

disabled = true / false,

http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/interact/forms.html#adef-disabled

you can always change the css of the input before disabling it - to change its colour radically.

hth

simon