Ok, I created a JIRA improvement request for this - TAP5-538 -
http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/TAP5-538
-Scott
On Thu, 26 Feb 2009 02:52:25 Peter Stavrinides wrote:
> Thanks for this Russell, saves me some work! any Jira open for this?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Scott Russell" <scott...@gmail.com>
> To: "Tapestry users" <users@tapestry.apache.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, 24 February, 2009 12:33:49 GMT +02:00 Athens, Beirut,
> Bucharest, Istanbul
> Subject: Re: Disabling onBlur field validation
>
>
> I have implemented a band-aid fix for this problem. Thus far it's a little
> raw, and could do with some tidying up. It doesn't do anything clever - just
> override the existing functionality where possible while trying to keep all
> the rest relatively intact. It disables the validation on focus changes, but
> leaves the validation on form submit. The only thing it doesn't do as yet is
> remove the validation markers (ie. the red label and the x icon), if the user
> inputs correct data into validatable fields after a failed form submit.
>
> Just create a javascript file with the following contents, and include it
> with any page you want to turn validation off (eg. attach it to a common base
> page class to include it on all pages).
>
> AbstractBasePage.java
>
> @IncludeJavaScriptLibrary("validation-fix.js")
> public abstract class AbstractBasePage {
>
>
> validation-fix.js
>
> Tapestry.FieldEventManager.addMethods({
> initialize : function(field)
> {
> this.field = $(field);
>
> var id = this.field.id;
> this.label = $(id + ':label');
> this.icon = $(id + ':icon');
>
> document.observe(Tapestry.FOCUS_CHANGE_EVENT, function(event)
> {
> // If changing focus *within the same form* then
> // perform validation. Note that Tapestry.currentFocusField does
> not change
> // until after the FOCUS_CHANGE_EVENT notification.
>
> if (Tapestry.currentFocusField == this.field &&
> this.field.form == event.memo.form)
> ;//this.validateInput(); // NB: disable validation on field
> focus change
>
> }.bindAsEventListener(this));
> }
> });
>
> Tapestry.ErrorPopup.addMethods({
> initialize : function(field)
> {
> this.field = $(field);
>
> this.innerSpan = new Element("span");
> this.outerDiv = $(new Element("div", {
> 'id' : this.field.id + ":errorpopup",
> 'class' : 't-error-popup' })).update(this.innerSpan).hide();
>
> var body = $$('BODY').first();
>
> body.insert({ bottom: this.outerDiv });
>
> this.outerDiv.absolutize();
>
> this.outerDiv.observe("click", function(event)
> {
> this.ignoreNextFocus = true;
>
> this.stopAnimation();
>
> this.outerDiv.hide();
>
> this.field.activate();
>
> Event.stop(event); // Should be domevent.stop(), but that fails
> under IE
> }.bindAsEventListener(this));
>
> this.queue = { position: 'end', scope: this.field.id };
>
> Event.observe(window, "resize", this.repositionBubble.bind(this));
>
> document.observe(Tapestry.FOCUS_CHANGE_EVENT, function(event)
> {
> if (this.ignoreNextFocus)
> {
> this.ignoreNextFocus = false;
> return;
> }
>
> if (event.memo == this.field)
> {
> //this.fadeIn(); // NB: prevent existing validations
> reappearing on field focus change
> return;
> }
>
> // If this field is not the focus field after a focus change,
> then it's bubble,
> // if visible, should fade out. This covers tabbing from one form
> to another.
> this.fadeOut();
>
> }.bind(this));
> }
> });
>
>
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> cheers,
> Scott
>
>
>
> On Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:37:54 Borut Bolčina wrote:
> >
> > +1 for turning off the onBlur validation
> >
> > We have done some UI testing on users trying to use a registration wizard
> > which collects some mandatory data on step 1 and have found it unacceptable
> > that validation bubbles are popping up whenever users jump between fields.
> >
> > Do I have to ditch custom side validation altogether or is there a
> > workaround? I would like the custom side validation only happens when the
> > user submits the form(fragment).
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Borut
>
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