in the input fields try adding a trim to the value="" attributes as in
<input name="name" type="text" value="#trim(attributes.name)#"
onFocus="doClear(this)" />

On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 9:08 PM, Matthew Smith <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> I have a form that posts back to itself.
>
> This is a stripped down version of the page:
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> <cfhtmlhead text='
> <script language="Javascript">
> <!--
>  function doClear(theText) {
>     if (theText.value == theText.defaultValue) {
>         theText.value = ""
>     }
>  }
> //-->'>
> <cfparam name="attributes.errorlist" type="string" default="">
> <cfparam name="attributes.name" type="string" default=" Name:">
> <cfparam name="attributes.phone" type="string" default=" Phone:">
> <cfparam name="attributes.email" type="string" default=" E-mail:">
> <cfparam name="attributes.message" type="string" default=" Message:">
>
> <form name="form" id="form" action="#self#" enctype="multipart/form-data" 
> method="post">
>                                                        <input type="hidden" 
> name="fuseaction" value="contest.home" />
> <input name="name" type="text" value="#attributes.name#" 
> onFocus="doClear(this)" />
> <input name="phone" type="text" value="#attributes.phone#" 
> onFocus="doClear(this)" />
> <input name="email" type="text" value="#attributes.email#" 
> onFocus="doClear(this)" />
> </form>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
>
> The page works on first load, the default values show, clear on focus, and 
> let me type.  But if I leave something blank and submit, when the form posts 
> back, I can't focus on the inputs or enter anything.  I'm stumped.
>
> 

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