Did you figure out what was wrong? I faced the same issue. Everything works 
fine when I take out the ajax function.

On Sunday, May 4, 2014 9:33:05 AM UTC-4, John Drake wrote:
>
> I've created a simple ajax form to update a "post" database.  For some 
> strange reason when I post a new message, the button greys out.
>
> Here is the model:
>
> db.define_table('t_post',
>     Field('f_post', type='text',
>           label=T('Post')),
>     auth.signature,
>     format='%(f_post)s')
>
> Here are my controller functions.
>
> def ajax_post():
>     posts = crud.select(db.t_post, fields=['f_post'], query = 
> db.t_post.created_by == auth.user,
>            headers={'t_post.f_post': 'Post'}, orderby = 
> ~db.t_post.created_on)
>     search = crud.search(db.t_post)
>     return dict(posts=posts, search=search)
>
> def new_post():
>     postdata = request.vars.post
>     db.t_post.insert(f_post = postdata)
>     posts = crud.select(db.t_post, fields=['f_post'], query = 
> db.t_post.created_by == auth.user,
>            headers={'t_post.f_post': 'Post'}, orderby = 
> ~db.t_post.created_on)
>     return posts
>
> Here is the model:
>
> {{extend 'layout.html'}}
> <h1>This is the default/ajax_post.html template</h1>
> <form onsubmit="return false">
>     <div>Post : <input name="post"/></div>
>     <div><button onclick="ajax('new_post', ['post'],'results')">Post 
> Message</button></div>
> </form>
> <div id="results">
>     {{=posts}}
> </div>
> <div>
>     {{=search[0]}}
> </div>
>
> At first I used an input field with type "submit" for the submit button.  
> When that happened, it would 
> grey out and the value would set to "Working....".  At least now button 
> text doesn't change, but it
> it still grey's out.  Inspecting the element in Firefox I get:
>
> <button value="Working..." class="btn disabled" onclick="ajax('new_post', 
> ['post'],'results')">Post Message</button>
>
> Why?  I didn't ask it to change the button's class to disabled.  And it 
> stays greyed even though
> the results have returned and my "results" div has been properly updated.  
> I can still click on
> the button, but it just appears disabled. 
>

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