[Javascript] READONLY textarea in Netscape

[Peter Brunone]

    You could perhaps try <TEXTAREA onFocus="window.focus()">, but I don't
know how that will respond in Netscape.

    How about using DHTML and writing all the information into a DIV?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Reuben D Budiardja" <reubendb at goshen.edu>
To: <javascript at LaTech.edu>
Sent: Friday, May 04, 2001 10:22 AM
Subject: [Javascript] READONLY textarea in Netscape


>
> Hello,
> This sounds like a simple question, but I haven't found the answer. Can
> anyone tell me how to make a textarea READONLY in Netscape? Something like
> <TEXTAREA READONLY> only works in IE. Is there any way to emulate this in
> netscape?
>
> Basically I want to display information in an object that I can easily
> manipulate using JAvascript to display read only information dynamically.
> This information will be fed from other form from other pop-up windows. I
> don't want the user to be able to change this readonly information
directly
> (that's way I want it to make it readonly). I though the best and easiest
> way would be to use textarea, until I encounter this problem. So, any
> suggestion would be highly appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
> Reuben D. Budiardja