[Phplib-users] RE: javascript links (was: Auth working with a twist)

[Rob H. <rob...@ws...>]

I had not thought of that.  Do you know if that is "officially" supported as
part of the HTML spec?  Time to do some homework...

Rob Hutton
Web Safe
www.wsafe.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Layne Weathers [mailto:la...@if...]
> Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 9:30 AM
> To: 'phplib-users'
> Cc: rob...@ws...
> Subject: javascript links (was: Auth working with a twist)
>
>
> > <a href="#" onClick="document.all.innerFrameName.src =
> > 'pagename.php?again=yes'; return true">
> >
> > now it does not do the immediate refresh.  I would expect this on one
> > browser, but I was seeing it cross platform, cross browser.
> >
> > Now, the problem is if I change it to a # and click on it a
> > second time, it
> > does not do anything, but if I leave off the #, then it
> > doesn't work at all
> > on Mozilla or Netscape.  AHHH!
>
>
> IMHO, the correct way to do JavaScript links is
>
> 	<a href="javascript:myFunction();">Blah</a>
>
> rather than using onClick. Creating a link to an undefined anchor is a
> kludge. I can't say that this will fix your problem, but the extra karma
> from cleaner code can't hurt.
>
>
> Layne Weathers
> Ifworld Inc.
>
>
>