Forms
Losing Values When Cloning Forms
I’ve finally started development of a book recommendation widget for the musings and reviews on books I read section of my site. The general functionality is pretty simple: visitors have a few fields to complete with info about the book; upon submission, their recommendation is saved to a database; the new recommendation is shown to all and sundry in a “last recommendation” section; rinse & repeat. The whole no-JS needed, server-side scripting processing involved is simple, straight-forward and was quickly completed. Being a front-end developer, however, I want to make sure this can all be done in a smooth JS-enhanced way as well (for some nifty UX). That’s where I encountered yet another annoying JavaScript problem. … Continue reading
Semantic, Accessible (Good) Forms: the Label Element
One of the most common issues I see with forms is the improper (or lack of) use of label elements. Admittedly, I too am guilty of misuse, but even after becoming aware of them, I was very confused about how to do radio and checkbox elements. Why? I learned incorrectly that the
for attribute of the label referred to the name attribute of the input. Wipe that from your memory this instant. The label’s for attribute is a reference to the input’s id. … Continue reading IE Bug on Enter Key Form Submission
Due to a punishment handed down by the gods, I’m forced on a weekly — if not daily — basis to serve and protect the ridiculous number of Web users who haven’t escaped the dark ages. Yeah, that’s right — I have to bug hunt in IE6 — a browser with many documented bugs that is quickly approaching its eighth birthday. And sometimes those funky bugs exist even in IE7. This is one of those stories. … Continue reading
