[thelist] Re: validating radio buttons

[Tom Dell'Aringa]

By the way is anyone else getting double posts? I'm not sure if its
always Carol, (don't think it is) but I seem to be getting a lot of
the same post twice.
--- Techwatcher <techwatcher at accesswriters.com> wrote:
> Don't think so, guys.
>
> > --- Jonathan_A_McPherson at rl.gov wrote:
> > I propose that this would be the correct way to handle the
> situation:
> >
> > <input type="radio" name="bob" value="neither" checked="checked"
> />
> > <input type="radio" name="bob" value="alice" />
> > <input type="radio" name="bob" value="carol" />
> > ----------------------------------------------
> >
> > EXACTLY.
> >
> > Tom
>
> What you want does exist; it's just not a radio button (input
> type). You
> are looking for a select (option) grouping with at most one
> selection
> (that is, don't add multiple to the properties), not radio buttons.
> The
> whole idea of the radio buttons set is that (as with your actual
> old
> radio, which physically had to have at least one button depressed!)
> one
> option HAS to be chosen. With select (option), you let the user
> choose
> among options, among which you may or may not have one
> pre-selected.
>
> Cheers --
> Carol
> techwatcher at accesswriters.com
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