Comments on: Focus On Form Element http://www.valibuk.net/2007/08/focus-on-form-element/ A place for opinions and notes of a valibuk. Fri, 18 May 2012 07:02:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Jeffrey Haas http://www.valibuk.net/2007/08/focus-on-form-element/#comment-25000 Jeffrey Haas Wed, 17 Oct 2007 23:41:31 +0000 http://www.valibuk.net/?p=57#comment-25000 Oops, the code got removed when I posted. Here it is again: <%= javascript_include_tag 'prototype' %> Oops, the code got removed when I posted. Here it is again:

<%= javascript_include_tag ‘prototype’ %>

]]> By: Jeffrey Haas http://www.valibuk.net/2007/08/focus-on-form-element/#comment-24999 Jeffrey Haas Wed, 17 Oct 2007 23:39:51 +0000 http://www.valibuk.net/?p=57#comment-24999 Thanks, this method worked for me, but not until I included the 'prototype' library in the <head> section of the layout for my application. I needed to add: Thanks, this method worked for me, but not until I included the ‘prototype’ library in the <head> section of the layout for my application.

I needed to add:

]]> By: Jon Seidel http://www.valibuk.net/2007/08/focus-on-form-element/#comment-19540 Jon Seidel Sun, 23 Sep 2007 17:53:46 +0000 http://www.valibuk.net/?p=57#comment-19540 Actually, I had to code the set_focus method like this: javascript_tag("$(\"#{id}\").focus()") Notice the backslashes before the double-quotes (not single-quotes) around the #{id}. Otherwise, the formatting of the quotes fails in the generated code and it doesn't work. Actually, I had to code the set_focus method like this:

javascript_tag(”$(\”#{id}\”).focus()”)

Notice the backslashes before the double-quotes (not single-quotes) around the #{id}.

Otherwise, the formatting of the quotes fails in the generated code and it doesn’t work.

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