If you -could- use Javascript, it looks something like this: document.formName.textfieldName.focus()
Steven J. Walker Walker Effects www.walkereffects.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Sunday, March 3, 2002, at 12:55 PM, Markas wrote: > Hi, PHP will do NOTHING with cursor position in your page, because it's > running on server. Perhaps what you've read is generating some > Javascript > (which actually places the cursor) with PHP... > > Hmmm, if you are not running Javascript, maybe an attribute TABINDEX, > which > almost every html tag has, would help, but sorry if i'm mistaken, didnt > check that... > > > Ralph Jarvis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED].; >> I am not running Javascript, just PHP/HTML... >> THe particular script I am having problems with has several decision > points >> and includes which I think is confusing the placement of the cursor >> >> >> "Gaylen Fraley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message >> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED].; >>> This is not a php question. It is a JavaScript issue. You need to add >> this >>> code to the bottom of your page: >>> >>> <script> >>> document.forms[0].text_box_name.focus(); >>> </script> >>> >>> -- >>> Gaylen >>> PHP KISGB v4.0.1 Guest Book http://www.gaylenandmargie.com/phpwebsite/ >>> >>> "Ralph Jarvis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message >>> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED].; >>>> This is really a newbie question, but here goes..... >>>> >>>> I am running PHP4 with Apache on Redhat 6.2. >>>> >>>> I am sure I read this somewheres, but can't find it again. When I >>>> open > a >>>> webpage in a small password application that I wrote, the cursor is > not >> on >>>> the first text box I need to fill in, I need to click on the text box > to >>>> begin typing. How do I get the cursor to "focus" on this text box? >>>> >>>> Many thanks in advance >>>> >>>> Ralph >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php