Lock cursor in textbox 1

cesaru · Feb 20, 2008

Hi,
I'm creating a small single data entry form for a handheld.
I have a "staging" textbox where people enters data and the stagingtextbox then sends to other textboxes depending on the data.

The problem i'm having is that because the handheld is touchscreen if the user touches the form (body) the staging textbox looses focus and the user then get's confused..
(we work in a warehouse)

is there a way to have the cursor always be in a textbox?
any ideas, help will be appreciated. thanks!

kaht · Feb 20, 2008

is there a way to have the cursor always be in a textbox?

Reliably? Not really. But this may be enough to suit your needs:

Code:

<input type="text" [!]onblur="this.focus()"[/!] />

-kaht

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cesaru · Feb 20, 2008

thanks... you get me the idea.

I came up with the onclick on the body.
<body onclick ="document.forms[0].stagingfield.focus();"

that works..

thanks!

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Lock cursor in textbox 1

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