[FX.php List] Problems w/ Internet Explorer 7 (submit via image)

Thu Feb 15 04:58:36 MST 2007

On 2/15/07, Bob Patin <bob at patin.com> wrote:
> That's interesting; the only Javascript problems I've had lately were
> when I updated my company website. A nice guy on this list gave me
> some great code, and it worked in Firefox (both Mac & PC) and Safari,
> but not in IE.
>
> Aren't there protocols for web browsers? Which browsers follow them
> most closely? I've always assumed that Firefox was the most adherent,
> but I actually don't know. Which one would be considered the "gold
> standard" when it comes to following the current web standards?

HTTP is name of the protocol...

However this is the stuff that matters most the time:
HTTP://www.w3.org

You can put this link in your footer, and have your pages check instantly:
http://validator.w3.org/check/referer

IE7 supposedly follows the open standard better than IE6, at least
when it comes to CSS.

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> On Feb 14, 2007, at 8:17 PM, Andy Gaunt wrote:
>
> > Hmmm,
> >
> > We have actually seen more Javascript issues of late with Safari over
> > FireFox and I.E.
> >
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: fx.php_list-bounces at mail.iviking.org
> > [mailto:fx.php_list-bounces at mail.iviking.org] On Behalf Of Bob Patin
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 8:47 PM
> > To: FX.php Discussion List
> > Subject: Re: [FX.php List] Problems w/ Internet Explorer 7 (submit via
> > image)
> >
> > I've had specific Javascript problems with IE 7 that weren't there
> > with IE 6; I've also had other Javascript problems with both IE6 and
> > IE7. Unfortunately, I don't know enough Javascript to tell you what
> > to look for, but I do know that there are issues...
> >
> > I don't know whether it's a case of Firefox and Safari using non-
> > standard protocols or the other way around... I have my suspicions
> > though! :)
> >
> > Bob Patin
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> >
> > On Feb 14, 2007, at 7:21 PM, Joel Shapiro wrote:
> >
> >> Hi all
> >>
> >> I wanted to share something that bit me.  Maybe it'll be helpful
> >> for someone else here.
> >>
> >> I just discovered a situation where submitting a form via an image
> >> (a graphic 'button') doesn't work in Internet Explorer 7 (Windows)
> >> even though it works fine in Firefox (both Win & Mac), Safari, IE 5
> >> Mac, and I *think* IE6 Win, but can no longer test that since 7
> >> overwrote 6.
> >>
> >> I've got a form where the submit button first checks JavaScript
> >> validation and then proceeds to process.  I recently switched the
> >> submit button to a graphic image, and that seems to have caused the
> >> problem.  I don't claim that my code is perfect,  but IE7 (only)
> >> was not passing the name of the form &/or was not passing a hidden
> >> value with the POST -- until I switched back to input type="submit".
> >>
> >> I haven't tested all permutations of this, so I don't know if it's
> >> the only thing going on, but I do know that the switch back fixed
> >> the problem.  I did a quick google search for relevant IE7 problems
> >> and found some with "<button>" but don't know if  that's relevant.
> >> If I ever do more testing, I'll report back here.
> >>
> >>
> >> // the following did not work in IE7, although it works in other
> >> browsers
> >> <input type="image" name="application"  value="submit" src="images/
> >> submit.gif">
> >>
> >> // but this seems to work fine in all browsers:
> >> <input type="submit" name="application" value="submit">
> >>
> >> // here's the form
> >> echo '<form method="post" action="application.php" name="form"
> >> onsubmit="return validateForm(this)">
> >>      <input type="hidden" name="app_pid" value="'.$pid.'">';
> >>
> >>
> >> // In my processing, I have:
> >> if( $_POST['application'] == 'submit' ) {
> >>      $pid = $_POST['app_pid'];
> >>      // process here
> >> } else {
> >>      // error
> >> }
> >>
> >>
> >> In IE7, I was always getting the error w/ the image submit, but
> >> when I changed back to the input type="submit", it worked fine.
> >>
> >>
> >> // FYI- In my javascript validation I have:
> >> function validateForm()    {
> >> if (document.form.NameFirst.value == "") {
> >>      alert("Please provide a First Name.");
> >>      document. form.NameFirst.focus();
> >>      return false;
> >>      }
> >> // (etc.)
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On a side note, IE7 also had a couple oddities in displaying text.
> >> On one page, I have some text in a <div> box.  The last letter of
> >> that text showed both in the original text, and also by itself just
> >> outside the <div> box.  It was indeed the same letter twice, as
> >> highlighting one of them in the browser highlighted the other at
> >> the same time.  Odd...
> >>
> >> -Joel
> >>
> >>
> >> Joel Shapiro - FileMaker Pro Database Design
> >> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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> >> 415-269-5055
> >>
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