- From: Paul W. Barber <barbe016@maroon.tc.umn.edu>
- Date: Mon, 6 Nov 1995 18:50:38 -5
- To: "Simon Y. Blackwell" <simonb@ctt.bellcore.com>, www-html@w3.org
> Paul W. Barber wrote: > > > > I would like to suggest that there be a way of indicating a default > > Button on a Fill-out Form. > > > > When a form has multiple Text areas, it would be helpful to be able > > to indicate a default Button. This could possible by implemented as > > such: > > > > <INPUT TYPE="submit" DEFAULT="True" VALUE="Submit"> > > > > Perhaps <INPUT TYPE="submit" VALUE="Submit" DEFAULT> would be more > appropriate since it is more in line with the current style for > other form controls, e.g. <INPUT TYPE="radio" VALUE="Submit" CHECKED> > > While we're at it, how about a modification which would allow the > text displaed on the button to be different from the value, e.g. > > <INPUT TYPE="submit" VALUE="RunQuery MyQuery" VALUE="Ok"> > > It would also seem to be a simple matter to add the "&" Control Key > specification technique ala MS Windows, e.g. "&Ok" results in > an underlined "O" in the Ok displayed and sets Ctrl-O to simulate > clicking the button. So how does one get a proposal considered? I had previously sent this to the HTML Working Group. I realized that this was the incorrect place and the appropriately ignored me. -------------------------------------------------------- Paul Barber barbe016@maroon.tc.umn.edu <A HREF="http://www.umn.edu/nlhome/m028/barbe016/">Paul's Home Page</A> <A HREF="http://freenet.msp.mn.us/ip/nhoods/mpls/dmra/">Downtown Minneapolis Residents Association (DMRA)</A>
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