this highlights the HTML aspects well:
http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/forms/choices.html

Luke

On Aug 7, 11:24 am, luke BAKING barker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I would recommend not using multiple select -- it has usability
> difficulty for many users.
>
> Use checkboxes. There is a nice bit of checkbox HABTM helper code
> lurking on the Bakery somewhere, it will help you generate them. You
> can then have the selected ones as checked when you load up the page.
>
> otherwise, have you tired setting the selected="selected" attribute on
> the options ? In a multiple select, I imagine this may work, but have
> never tried.
>
> Also, do you know the trick with using class="option1 option2 option3"
> on a SELECT, then you can use CSS to disable/hide that option... it's
> used for dynamic dropdwon menus, but it could be useful here.
>
> Seriously, though I wouldnt use a multiple SELECT on a form these
> days.
>
> hope that helps, sorry If I misunderstood question!
> regards
>
> Luke
>
> On Aug 6, 7:49 am, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Is there a way for <select> <option>s generated via the selectTag
> > helper method to be pre-selected in a multiple select list if they
> > exist in a join table? Sorry, that is a dense sentence, let me see if
> > I can explain.
>
> > I have two models, Product and Color. A product HABTM colors, and
> > colors HABTM products. On the edit product form, I am populating a
> > <select> element with the names of all available colors, and the color
> > names selected for the product at this form will be the colors
> > available to the user when they decide to purchase the product. For
> > example, if the administrator selects red, green and blue on Product
> > A's edit form, the end-user will have their choice of ordering the
> > product in one of those colors.
>
> > So here's my question again: If an admin has already selected colors
> > for Product A, and then returns to Product A's edit form, is there a
> > way for the select options that are already in the join table to
> > already be selected when the form loads?


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