[thelist] How to prevent FLASHING in a ComboBox

[Sheriff]

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Kowalkowski, Lee (ASPIRE) [mailto:lee.kowalkowski at hmrcaspire.com]

>Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 7:31 PM
>To: 'sheriff at drivestream.com'
>Subject: RE: [thelist] Urgent HELP: [ADVANCED] How to prevent focus in
a C 
>ombo Box (<select> tag) using JS?
>
>
>So it's not really a combo box but a drag & drop element?  Have you
tried
>swapping it out for an image whilst in drag & drop mode?  Is that too 
>crude?
>

It's a pure JavaScript-DHTML-Web-Page-Application! I was just giving a
background of my app.. but it does not matter.

> From: Hershel Robinson <hershelr at netvision.net.il>
> 
> How about setting the control to disabled
> what about temporarily REMOVING all of the options
> I would suggest trying a JS-built combox replacement widget

You have really jotted down precisely the ideas that I had in my mind to
try if nothing is possible.. :) But, no use.. I will tell you the
reasons:

> How about setting the control to disabled

The app is about creating a WYSIWYG Tool... So, disabling the combo box
will mislead the end-users.


> what about temporarily REMOVING all of the options

Again, if all elements are removed the combo will be blank, which will
again mislead the appearance.


> If that also is not to your liking, I would suggest trying a JS-built
combox replacement widget in place of your HTML control.

I have a provision to insert a control provided the HTML from the user..
So we will be in trouble when an advanced user writes <select> html...
hehe :p
And moreover this is a WYSIWYG tool... So ppl will expect result HTML
for a combobox to be <SELECT ... and not a <SCRIPT ... tag


Anyways, I really appreciate your efforts in sharing your ideas forward
to me. That really helped me gather some out of options for this issue..
I would look forward a better alternative if you or anyone had a chance
to.