you want javascript.
i'd recommend using jquery (jquery.com)
put an id="username" on the username box.
then do
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function() {
$("#username").focus();
});
</script>
voila
On 11/13/07, Jon Westcot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi all:
>
> This may or may not be a PHP-related question, but, since I'm coding with
> PHP, I thought I'd ask:
>
> When a form loads, such as a login form, I'd like to have the cursor
> placed automatically in the Username field. Right now, it requires me to
> click it with the mouse or to tab into it. I know I've seen this type of
> cursor control accomplished on countless web pages, but I can't find any
> hints on how to accomplish this on my own. Can one of you wonderful code
> wizards point me in the right direction?
>
> Also, while I'm asking questions, let me ask another one: I've seen
> several pages (frequently, pages that come up after a login page has been
> filled out) that provide some user mollification (you know, the typical
> "Please be patient, don't get your nylons in a knot, we're typing as fast as
> we can" message), often with some type of moving text or graphics (probably
> an animated GIF) that then goes away after a certain time and a third page is
> displayed. I know that the headers("Location") code can do this, but I was
> under the (probably mistaken) impression that this will NOT work if
> information has already been displayed on the page. If that's the case, how
> are these other pages doing this? Knowing how to move from page to page this
> way would really be helpful.
>
> Thanks so much.
>
> Jon
>
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