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<BODY onBlur="self.focus()"> & forms

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onpnt

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I was trying to help someone out and the solution I came up with wasn't what was wanted but could be done. Now I really want to figue it out. Can everyone help out on this?

How can you get around <BODY onBlur=&quot;self.focus()&quot;> preventing you from editing form fields in the window.

it's getting to me please help me out

thanks provide tools to let people become their best.
 
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<input .... onfocus=&quot;
TODO : focus some where else
&quot;>



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someone knowledge ends where
someone else knowledge starts
 
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That is what I originaly thought of but I tried that earlier and it did nothing. Do I have what you're saying correct:
<body onLoad=&quot;self.focus()&quot;>

<form name=&quot;form1&quot; method=&quot;post&quot; action=&quot;login.asp&quot;>
Log in please<br>
User name: <input type=&quot;text&quot; name=&quot;username&quot; onFocus=&quot;self.focus()&quot;><br>
Password: <input type=&quot;text&quot; name=&quot;pass&quot; onFocus=&quot;self.focus()&quot;><br>
<input type=&quot;submit&quot; value=&quot;Sign in&quot;>
</form>

provide tools to let people become their best.
 
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<script>
function nochange(place) {
blur();
place.value=&quot;NOCHANGE&quot;;
}
</script>
<form>
<input onFocus=&quot;nochange(this)&quot; value=&quot;NOCHANGE&quot;>
</form>
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If you really need this, you can simply add &quot;readonly&quot; or &quot;disabled&quot; property to the form fields, so there's no need in any scripts at all.

Make things simple.
 
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Hi there, I'm the guy onpnt was trying to help out and i'm interested in your ideas, just can't make out how to use them! NEVERSLEEP, I need to gather info from the user in my form and it doesn't look like the function you propose would allow that. I thought of setting a boolean when someone starts using the form and then saying <body onBlur=&quot;if(!beingEdited) self.focus();&quot;> but then if they click in the form then click off the page it loses focus.

I'm at my wits end...?? Any ideas?

Many thx --------------------------------

jb
 
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I don't want the form to be uneditable. I need the popup to be loaded self.focus'd but I also want two form fields in the form to have the capability of having data entered into them. The only problem is when you envoke the onBlur=&quot;self.focus()&quot; and then click a text field in that window you cannot enter anything due to focus being lost so quickly on the text field. I may have explained it backwards the first time. Sorry provide tools to let people become their best.
 
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