Rails spinoffs - Aug 2007 - onChange function works great in Firefox, but not in IE

I can''t even get this simple select to alert the value in IE7 or IE6.
I''m actually using this select with prototype, but I reduced my code
for a more clear explaination. Any ideas?!?

<select name="state" onChange="alert(this.value)">
	<option value="foo">Foo</option>
	<option value="foo2">Foo2</option>
	<option value="foo3">Foo3</option>
</select>


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works in IE 6 &  7 for me...



On 8/17/07, mklebel-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org
<mklebel-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org >
wrote:
>
>
> I can''t even get this simple select to alert the value in IE7 or
IE6.
> I''m actually using this select with prototype, but I reduced my
code
> for a more clear explaination. Any ideas?!?
>
> <select name="state"
onChange="alert(this.value)">
>         <option value="foo">Foo</option>
>         <option value="foo2">Foo2</option>
>         <option value="foo3">Foo3</option>
> </select>
>
>
> >
>
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onChange fires only if you leave the object (when it looses it''s
focus).
Could this be your problem? You could try onClick, but then it won''t
work when choosing another value via keyboard.

Keep in mind, that in XHTML you need all attributes in lower case
(onchange instead of onChange).

Greetings,
Mensler

On 17 Aug., 17:12, "mkle...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org"
<mkle...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
> I can''t even get this simple select to alert the value in IE7 or
IE6.
> I''m actually using this select with prototype, but I reduced my
code
> for a more clear explaination. Any ideas?!?
>
> <select name="state"
onChange="alert(this.value)">
>         <option value="foo">Foo</option>
>         <option value="foo2">Foo2</option>
>         <option value="foo3">Foo3</option>
> </select>

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tried the onclick, still nothing. I think you are right about it not
loosing focus, it looses its focus in Firefox, but it IE it still
stays highlighted after I select it, which means it hasn''t lost
it''s
focus right?

On Aug 17, 10:47 am, Mensler
<webpl...-gM/Ye1E23mwN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
> onChange fires only if you leave the object (when it looses it''s
> focus).
> Could this be your problem? You could try onClick, but then it
won''t
> work when choosing another value via keyboard.
>
> Keep in mind, that in XHTML you need all attributes in lower case
> (onchange instead of onChange).
>
> Greetings,
> Mensler
>
> On 17 Aug., 17:12,
"mkle...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org"
<mkle...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> > I can''t even get this simple select to alert the value in IE7
or IE6.
> > I''m actually using this select with prototype, but I reduced
my code
> > for a more clear explaination. Any ideas?!?
>
> > <select name="state"
onChange="alert(this.value)">
> >         <option value="foo">Foo</option>
> >         <option value="foo2">Foo2</option>
> >         <option value="foo3">Foo3</option>
> > </select>

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in the past few minutes i''ve discovered with the given original sample
above
that:

IE 6 & 7 and Opera 9.1 fires onchange with the up/down arrows alone

firefox 2.0.0.6 up/down arrow and then pressing Enter or moving the focus
via tab or mouse clicking somewhere else fires the onchange

Safari for windows 3.0.3 fires onchange with enter one time then sends focus
somewhere else entirely

all work normally via mouse click

Some guys here in the office and I think that an onkeyup/press function that
tests for up/down arrow can that either calls onchange or simulates pressing
enter might be a way to get the same functionality for firefox as in IE or
Opera, although thinking about it i''m not sure if there is a way to
simulate
a keypress.  not sure if this will work but maybe onkeyup where it test for
up/down which could send the focus to another object and then with that
object''s onfocus send it back to the select

haven''t tried any of it of course, but it was a 3 minute
conversation...




On 8/17/07, mklebel-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org
<mklebel-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
>
>
> tried the onclick, still nothing. I think you are right about it not
> loosing focus, it looses its focus in Firefox, but it IE it still
> stays highlighted after I select it, which means it hasn''t lost
it''s
> focus right?
>
> On Aug 17, 10:47 am, Mensler <
webpl...-gM/Ye1E23mwN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> > onChange fires only if you leave the object (when it looses
it''s
> > focus).
> > Could this be your problem? You could try onClick, but then it
won''t
> > work when choosing another value via keyboard.
> >
> > Keep in mind, that in XHTML you need all attributes in lower case
> > (onchange instead of onChange).
> >
> > Greetings,
> > Mensler
> >
> > On 17 Aug., 17:12, "
mkle...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org" <
mkle...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> >
> > > I can''t even get this simple select to alert the value
in IE7 or IE6.
> > > I''m actually using this select with prototype, but I
reduced my code
> > > for a more clear explaination. Any ideas?!?
> >
> > > <select name="state"
onChange="alert(this.value)">
> > >         <option value="foo">Foo</option>
> > >         <option value="foo2">Foo2</option>
> > >         <option value="foo3">Foo3</option>
> > > </select>
>
>
> >
>
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