[thelist] Using an image as a submit button w/ JS

Mark mcoady at bigfoot.com
Wed Mar 21 07:20:42 CST 2001


<INPUT TYPE="image" NAME="Search" VALUE="Find" 
src="whatever.gif" alt="Go">

On 20 Mar 2001, at 11:29 gmt, Shaun M. Anderson said...

> I'm trying to use an image as a go button for a jumplist, and unfortunately
> it only works with IE.  Needless to say this isn't a good thing.
> 
> The Code:
> 
> <form name="jumpform">
>   <select name="jumplist">
>     <option value="salesdescriptions.asp#promo_cd" selected>Promotional
> CD-ROMs</option>
>     <option value="salesdescriptions.asp#education_demo">Education
> Demonstration Tools</option>
>   </select>
> 
> <!-- This works in IE with the image. -->
>   <img valign="top"
> 	src="/images/go.gif"
> 	
> onClick="top.location=document.jumpform.jumplist.options[document.jumpform.j
> umplist.selectedIndex].value"  	align="absmiddle">
> 
> 
> <1-- This one works with IE and Netscape, but no image as the button -->
>   <input type="button"  border="0" name="Button" value="Go"
> onClick="top.location=document.jumpform.jumplist.options[document.jumpform.j
> umplist.selectedIndex].value">
> </form>
> 
> I guess I've got two questions.  1) How can I get it to work ;-) and 2) Why
> can't I just use the onClick from the form button in the image tag?
> Apparently that'd be too easy...
> 
> As you may have noticed, I have minimal experience with JS.
> 
> Thanks,
> Shaun
> 






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