[Javascript] Select box blur

Fri Sep 14 13:05:04 CDT 2001

Did you try using select.handleEvent()? I've never used it but it may be
worth a try.

tom
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Christie" <MChristie at avsgroup.com>
To: <javascript at LaTech.edu>
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 10:23 AM
Subject: RE: [Javascript] Select box blur

> Rodney,
>    I'll give it a shot...Thanx!
>
> Tom,
>    I did also try onChange originally, but it still wasn't playing nice...
>
> Cheers,
>    -Mark C.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rodney Myers [mailto:rodney at aflyingstart.net]
> Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 12:06 PM
> To: javascript at LaTech.edu
> Subject: Re: [Javascript] Select box blur
>
>
> Mark
>
> Tired of solving my own problems today, so I had a go at yours!
>
> This "works" in my IE5.5 and NN4.7 but behaves differently.
> IE scrolls to the bottom, NN to the top, after clicking an option
>
> NN did not trigger restore function until mouse clicked away form select -
> the
> first time, but thereafter restored the selections immediately after a
> click.
>
> Good thing about it is it uses very old type code, but that is probably
the
> bad
> thing about it too!. I have no doubt others could do better.
>
> Rodney
>
> <html><head>
> <title>Multi List that does not allow selection</title>
> </head>
> <body onload="storeMulti()">
> <script language="JavaScript">
> var A= new Array();
> function storeMulti(){
> var List=window.document.forms[0].mySelect;
> var myOptions=List.options;
> for(var i=0;i<myOptions.length;i++)
>  {A[i]=myOptions[i].selected;}
> }
>
> function restoreMulti(List){
> var myOptions=List.options;
> for(var i=0;i<myOptions.length;i++)
>  {myOptions[i].selected=A[i];}
> }
> </script>
>
> <form  method='post'>
> <select name="mySelect" size="10" onChange="restoreMulti(this)" multiple>
> <option>aaaaaaa</option>
> <option SELECTED>bbbbbbb</option>
> <option>ccccccc</option>
> <option SELECTED>ddddddd</option>
> <option>eeeeeee</option>
> <option>fffffff</option>
> <option>ggggggg</option>
> <option SELECTED>hhhhhhh</option>
> <option>iiiiiii</option>
> <option>Aaaaaaa</option>
> <option>Bbbbbbb</option>
> <option>Ccccccc</option>
> <option>Ddddddd</option>
> <option SELECTED>Eeeeeee</option>
> <option>Fffffff</option>
> <option>Ggggggg</option>
> <option>Hhhhhhh</option>
> <option>Iiiiiii</option>
> <option>AAaaaaa</option>
> <option SELECTED>BBbbbbb</option>
> <option>CCccccc</option>
> <option>DDddddd</option>
> <option>EEeeeee</option>
> <option>FFfffff</option>
> <option SELECTED>GGggggg</option>
> <option>HHhhhhh</option>
> <option>IIiiiii</option>
> <option>AAAaaaa</option>
> <option>BBBbbbb</option>
> <option>CCCcccc</option>
> <option>DDDdddd</option>
> <option>EEEeeee</option>
> <option>FFFffff</option>
> <option>GGGgggg</option>
> <option>HHHhhhh</option>
> <option>IIIiiii</option>
>
> </select>
> </form>
> </body></html>
>
>
> Mark Christie wrote:
>
> > Dear List,
> >    I have a requirement for a select box to be disabled, i.e., not to
> change
> > the selections within it, but to be able to use its scroll bars.  I've
> been
> > able to do this with an onclick='this.blur()' on textarea elements to
get
> > the desired results.  But that doesn't work that way on a select box,
and
> > I've also tried onclick, onselect, and onfocus to no avail.
> >    Any suggestions?
> >
> > Regards,
> >    -Mark C.
> >
>
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