At 11:59 PM 2/28/2005, Chuck Soper wrote:
>I added the following line to the popuplateBreadSelect function:
> element.setAttribute("disabled", "disabled");
>but, it doesn't work.
Chuck,
Sorry, when I tested the disabled attribute before I posted my response I
didn't take the time to check it cross-browser. Internet Explorer doesn't
support it:
"The disabled attribute can be set and retrieved. However, the
functionality specified by the HTML 4.0 Non-Microsoft link standard is not
implemented for this property.
"There is no functionality implemented for this property unless
defined by the author."
http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/author/dhtml/reference/properties/disabled_3.asp
I built my own select list out of spare parts that does support 'disabled':
http://www.novitskisoftware.com/demos/DisabledListOptions/DisabledListOptions.html
However, in retrospect, I can see that a simpler solution would have been
simply to use JavaScript to force IE to obey the disabled attribute. Let
me know if you'd like to pursue that path.
Paul