[skyhigh007]

Hi

Does it matter if the order of the input for text and submit it switched around ?
Usually,

<input type="text" name="firstName" size="10"> 
                         <input  type="submit" value="firstname" />

What If I switch it around to this

<input  type="submit" value="firstname" />
                                                           <input type="text" name="firstName" size="10">

[haswalt]

well your submit button would be above your input box.
With standard markup the order you code things is generally the oder they display in.

[skyhigh007]

I guess it does not matter right?

[haswalt]

Originally Posted by skyhigh007

I guess it does not matter right?

I guess you didn't read my post then.

The order you code them in changes the order they display, the first way would render:

input
button

ther second way would render:

button
input

So logically this would (in some cases) make your form un-intuative due to logical ordering and the way people like to use forms. so people looking to fill in your form, would not realise that the input below is part of the form. unless to make things easier you put a button at top and bottom then the button first would be fine. Or maybe you have a form with buttons down it for submitting data, changing layouts etc on the fly, then that would alos be fine.

Wouldn't recommend it as can make the form difficult for most users to use. And if users don't find you website intuative, they won't use it.

Harry

[skyhigh007]

Sorry for not making clear. What I meant was that the submit button will still work and I can use css to place the submit button right next to the input text box even though in HTML the input submit button is above the input text.

[haswalt]

yes yes it will, although i don't see the point in doing it that way. Is there a reason?

If you don't get you css spot on it won't always work in every browser, probably safer to do things NORMALLY.

Harry

[haswalt]

yes yes it will, although i don't see the point in doing it that way. Is there a reason?

If you don't get you css spot on it won't always work in every browser, probably safer to do things NORMALLY.

Harry

[tomdkat]

Originally Posted by haswalt

If you don't get you css spot on it won't always work in every browser, probably safer to do things NORMALLY.

How would CSS affect the submission of form data?

Peace...

[haswalt]

no i meant the layout won't neccessarily be the same in all browsers

[skyhigh007]

The reason I had to do it that way is because If I put div tags around it

 <div >
             < form  method="post" action="whatever.php">
                  <div><input type="text" name="mail" ></div>
                  <div><input type="submit" value="submit"></div>
               </form>
             </div>

when you move your mouse over the input box for the text, the mouse wont change to a perpendicular straight line and that means you cant type. But, if you move the mouse towards the end of right side, then the straight line appears.
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[tomdkat]

Then, you need to revisit your HTML and CSS to address the root issue.

Here is an XHTML form tutorial that might help.

Peace...

[skyhigh007]

THANKS a lot! I figure it out! It looks like you cant have absolute position within an absolute position. I put absolute position for the DIVs that are out side the Input tag and then I put absolute position for the input tags. If I change the DIVs position to relative, then they are fine or I remove the css for DIVS.

[tomdkat]

Great! Glad you got it figured out.

Peace...