[thelist] IE Field Tip

[Jeff Howden]

joshua,

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> From: Joshua Olson
>
> > i would use onchange and onpropertychange as suggested
> > by the link to msdn provided by another evoltista.  i
> > would *not* use onblur as their can be some dire
> > consequences with that event handler when used in
> > conjunction with focus() and alert().
>
> Please explain.  Thanks.
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um, well....

blur() -> execute onblur event handler statement
 -> results in aler()
 -> results in focus() method being called
 -> user changes data and tabs to next field, also with an onblur event
handler

it's really easy to end up with dueling alert() dialogs stuck in an endless
loop.

.jeff

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