I was wondering if there was a way to make the text a js button puts in the text area of my forum readonly, and maybe in another font? I am just looking for a way to keep people from cheating when using my dice roller. I can always check their posts to see if they actualy used the button or if they wrote it out themselves.
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doInsert readonly
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Code:
<input type=text id=blahText readonly>
<input type=button value='click me' onclick='document.getElementById("blahText").value = "you cant change this"'>-kaht
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BillyRayPreachersSon
Programmer
Except if the are running Firefox with a DOM inspector and they change the values...
If it is essesntial that they cannot cheat, use a server-side routine to generate the number, and post it back to them. That way you'll know what number they genuinely got.
Dan
[tt]D'ya think I got where I am today because I dress like Peter Pan here?[/tt]
If it is essesntial that they cannot cheat, use a server-side routine to generate the number, and post it back to them. That way you'll know what number they genuinely got.
Dan
[tt]D'ya think I got where I am today because I dress like Peter Pan here?[/tt]
I agree with Dan. A server-side routine should be used if this is a serious application. In any browser I've seen you can change anything by typing JavaScript into the address bar:
Adam
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Code:
javascript:void(document.getElementById("yourField").value='My New Value!')Adam
There are only 10 types of people in the world: Those who understand binary, and those who don't
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Weel, this is only for a play by post RPG that I am working on. I already have a routine that generates the number and posts it once they input the necessary values. I can always check their posts to see if the result was read only (once I make it that way that is).
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BillyRayPreachersSon
Programmer
You keep saying that you can check whether the user actually used a button or not... But what we're saying is if the value can be faked, so can anything client-side, including any test you put in place (presumably a flag of some sort) to see whether they pressed the button or not.
The ONLY way to stop cheating is by doing this server-side.
Dan
[tt]D'ya think I got where I am today because I dress like Peter Pan here?[/tt]
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