found out there is a documented problem that IE does not fire onchange listeners with auto complete. Perhaps we should code around this in Trinidad by using a combination of onblur and onfocus?
-Andrew On Tue, Feb 19, 2008 at 8:01 AM, Matthias Wessendorf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > > On Feb 19, 2008 3:56 PM, Richard Yee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Is there a way to output 'autocomplete="off"' in a form or inputText > > element? Since IE, Firefox and Safari do not an onChange JavaScript > > event if the user picks a item from the browser's autocomplete list. > > This is causing a problem in my application because I am using > > autosubmit=true and have a valueChangeListener on an inputText. The > > valueChangeListener does not get invoked in the case where the user > > chooses an item from the autocomplete list and tabs out of the control. > > yes, there is an odd browser bug regarding this. IMO we should finally > address the > already in the past suggest attribute "autocomplete" > autocomplete="off" (on=> default). > > JSF 1.2 was introducing this on <h:inputText> > > -Matthias > > > > > > > -R > > > > Richard Yee wrote: > > > It seems that this is a problem with IE 6,Firefox 2.0.0.11 > > > <http://2.0.0.11>, and Safari 3.0.4. I tested FireFox and Safari on a > > > MacBook Pro > > > > > > http://jehiah.cz/archive/onchange-and-autocomplete > > > > > > The behavior that I see is that value change events work fine if the > > > user types in a value or pastes a value in to an tr:inputText and then > > > tabs to another component. If the user has previously submitted a > > > value in the inputText and then begins typing a value that starts with > > > the same characters and then selects an entry in the autocomplete list > > > that appears and then tabs out of the component, no onChange gets > > > fired and as a result, no valueChangeEvent occurs on the server. > > > > > > Is it possible to output a autocomplete="off" in the tr:form? > > > > > > Does anyone have any idea of a workaround for this problem? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Richard > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Feb 15, 2008 12:59 PM, Richard Yee <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > > > > > Yes, I realize that valueChangeEvents occur on the server. Yes, > > > when I tested, I tabbed out of the control in both cases. I will > > > check the behavior on Firefox. > > > > > > -Richard > > > > > > > > > > > > On 2/15/08, *Andrew Robinson* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > > > > > value changes are on the server. Auto submit should work > > > onblur, so shouldn't matter how you enter the data. You did > > > tab off of the input text right? > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Feb 15, 2008 at 1:36 PM, Richard Yee > > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > It appears that valueChangeEvents are not triggered on the > > > tr:inputText component when the user selects an entry > > > using the AutoComplete feature of Internet Explorer. I > > > have tested this on IE 6.0.2900. > > > > > > In my JSP file I have this: > > > <tr:inputText label="Enter Value:" > > > valueChangeListener="#{myBacking.inputTextChangeListener}" > > > autoSubmit="true" value="#{myBacking.textValue}"/> > > > > > > I am getting valueChangeEvents when the user types a value > > > in the textInput but I do not get an event if I select the > > > value from the autocomplete box that IE presents if values > > > have been entered previously into the field. Is there a > > > way to output autocomplete="off" in the rendered output > > > for the tag or is there a fix to the javascript that > > > detects the value change? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Richard > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Matthias Wessendorf > > further stuff: > blog: http://matthiaswessendorf.wordpress.com/ > sessions: http://www.slideshare.net/mwessendorf > mail: matzew-at-apache-dot-org >