I've tried for a long time to do this and as far as I know: it just
can't be done. Perhaps the next generation of browsers will allow us
developers to call the file seclection box like this
"window.chooseFile", just like we can use "window.prompt"...
If this does turn out to be possible, eventually, then I'll add it to
my multiple file upload plugin...
On Jan 30, 4:11 am, "Steffan A. Cline" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> on 1/29/08 7:58 PM, Hamish Campbell at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> > Some code would be useful - you've said that .click() doesn't work in
> > FF, but it probably isn't the .click() bit that isn't working.
>
> > One suggestion (untested) is that you include both the normal button
> > and the new image, but hide the image with CSS by default. This means
> > that if JS is disabled, the user can still click the normal button.
>
> > Then with jQuery, hide the button and show the image on
> > document.ready. Then apply a trigger to the image that fires the
> > normal button action. It means you shouldn't need to code anything
> > special - just piggy-back on the usual action of the button.
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> > Eg:
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> > $("#myImage").click(function () {
> > $("#fileButton").trigger('click');
> > });
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> > On Jan 30, 8:01 am, "Steffan A. Cline" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> on 1/29/08 11:57 AM, Mika Tuupola at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> >>> On Jan 29, 2008, at 7:08 PM, Steffan A. Cline wrote:
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> >>>> I know there is a plug-in for styling file inputs but what about
> >>>> using a
> >>>> custom image instead? I need to do something where I have an ADD and a
> >>>> DELETE button side by side. I tried this using .click() and it worked
> >>>> flawlessly but alas FF does not support it! How stupid!.
>
> >>> What are you trying to achieve? What does ADD and DELETE buttons do?
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> >>> --
> >>> Mika Tuupola
> >>>http://www.appelsiini.net/
>
> >> The add button would simply pop up the file selector as clicking on the
> >> actual file button would do. The delete button would set a hidden flag to
> >> remove the stored file.
>
> >> See the previous thread ".click()" This described the previous method which
> >> I gave up on.
>
> >> Thanks
>
> >> Steffan
>
> Well, I tried many variations of .click() with FF and according to this
> link:
>
> http://www.quirksmode.org/dom/inputfile.html
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> reads:
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> "The click() method allows you to simulate a click on a form field.
> Checkboxes get toggled, radios selected, and so on. Unfortunately Mozilla
> and Opera haven't added this method to file upload fields. I wonder why,
> adding it is not really a security risk since the worst that can happen is
> that the file selection window pops up.
>
> So unfortunately we cannot use this simple solution."
>
> I hadn't tried your "trigger" method. Did you test it in FF? I just did and
> unfortunately as said on quirksmode that does not work :( but it does on
> everything else.
>
> What else do you suggest?
>
> Thanks
>
> Steffan
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