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Frank W. Zammetti commented on STR-3006:
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I'm sorry, but if "create custom implementations of the HTML taglib" is the
answer to such things, then what's the point of using a framework in the first
place? Sure, I can extend virtually anything I want at any time, but a huge
part of using a framework is that things like this are dealt with.
Can we please just state that the Struts tags are essentially Abandonware and
people should use them at their own peril? If the policy is to not fix things
just because it might require something non-standard, or for any other reason
frankly, then the tags are stagnant and stand little chance of ever moving
forward (which I think we all knew before anyway), so let's just state it and
get it over with once and for all so people know where things stand.
I have to say, it seems to me that almost any time in the last year or so that
anyone comes along with updates to the taglibs, there's always some excuse
(ahem, policy) for not doing it. That to me translates to the tags are dead in
the water, which would be fine, if that was stated. I'm sure you can point out
things that have been done, but I'd be shocked if any of them were nontrivial.
> Struts HTML taglib's select element doesn't support proper onfocus events in
> IE7
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>
> Key: STR-3006
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/struts/browse/STR-3006
> Project: Struts 1
> Issue Type: Bug
> Components: Taglibs
> Affects Versions: 1.0 Final, 1.0.1, 1.0.1 Final, 1.0.2, 1.1.1, 1.2.2,
> 1.2.4, 1.2.6 Beta, 1.2.7, 1.2.8, 1.2.9, 1.3.5, 1.3.6, 1.3.7, 1.4.0
> Environment: Any
> Reporter: Frank W. Zammetti
> Priority: Minor
> Attachments: BaseHandlerTag.java, struts-html.tld
>
>
> There is a known issue with IE7 and the plain <select> input element... let's
> say for example you have this:
> <html>
> <head>
> <title></title>
> </head>
> <body>
> <select onFocus="this.style.backgroundColor='#ff0000';">
> <option value="1">1</option>
> <option value="2">2</option>
> </select>
> </body>
> </html>
> In IE7, when you click on the dropdown arrow, the list of items will not
> immediately show up, you need to click it twice. This is due to the onFocus
> handler being attached. This is a known issue with IE. The solution is to
> simply add an onFocusIn handler which (usually) mimics the onFocus handler.
> However, in Struts 1, because the HTML taglib does not allow arbitrary
> attributes (something I believe it should, and I said as much on a BugZilla
> ticket which I can't seem to find in JIRA now, and along with it I suggested
> adding a strictHTML attribute, which would default to true, to allow (false)
> or disallow (true) arbitrary attributes), you cannot properly deal with this
> issue at present if you use the HTML taglib.
> Attached please find two updated files, BaseHandlerTag.java and
> struts-html.tld, which adds support for the onfocusin attribute.
> I marked this as Minor, but for those of us dealing with this issue right
> now, it's more like a Major :) I also consider it a bug since I don't see
> any viable work-around (someone can correct me if I'm wrong... and yes, not
> using the HTML taglib is I suppose a valid answer, but I'd be looking for
> something else)
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