Open a webpage directly onto a form with flashing cursor - HTML Forums

efandango · 11-21-2008, 05:18 PM

Can someone tell me how I would code for a webpage to open directly into a form where the cursor just sits there flashing awaiting input form the user.

just like this google page does:

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps

I have the webpage and the form, but just need to know hot get the cursor to go straight to the form?

althalus · 11-21-2008, 05:24 PM

Look into form focus. :-] (I pulled out one page of many, dunno if this is the best)

efandango · 11-22-2008, 08:55 AM

I don't know why, but that code doesn't work on my page.

I even pasted the default code, nad it still doesn't work. Is there any alternative code that will work?

althalus · 11-22-2008, 09:20 AM

Did you change the names accordingly?

Hmm ok try this, from a different source:

Quote:

All you need do is put
onLoad="self.focus();document.Form_Name.Field_Name.focus()" inside the <body> tag,
where "Form_Name" is the name of your form, and "Field_Name" is the name of the first field.

Source

That should work, at least the script works for me (looking at their site).

efandango · 11-23-2008, 05:06 PM

Just to say thanks for the second sample code. I finally got it to work