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Peter Osborne <[log in to unmask]>
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Peter Osborne <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 1 Oct 2001 17:03:21 -0400
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I believe it's browser based. I know if I use Netscape 4.7 (on Linux) it does
not submit the form but if I use the latest Mozilla (the same as Netscape
6.1) or Konqueror, it will submit when I hit return.

-Pete
On October 1, 2001 04:38 pm, Stan Sieler wrote:
> Re:
> > >Finally, on a third subject, something I meant to ask earlier but
> > > forgot, how do you all feel about making "smart RETURN" the default
> > > setting? Smart RETURN is the feature where that when the terminal is
> > > put in BLOCK mode, as it is a VIEW screen, the RETURN key is
> > > automatically made an ENTER key.
>
> How many of you have started filling in a field of a multi-field
> form on a web page, and hit <return> to get to the next field?
>
> Don't you just *hate* it when that <return> triggers a transmit of the
> entire @#$%^ form?
>
> Well...that's precisely what will happen with "smart return" being on
> by default.
>
> Having <return> do nothing useful *WILL NOT HURT*.
> Having <return> do a block-mode enter *CAN HURT*.
> (Hurt, here, is defined as "send partial/incomplete data to the host")
>
> When in doubt, choose the "cannot hurt".
>
> (Of course, now that I'm looking for examples, I can't find any web pages
> where <return> *doesn't* trigger a form transmit.  Sigh)
>
> Stan Sieler                                           [log in to unmask]
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