[Discuss] Request of "tab"ing names

[Josiah Allen]

On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 6:56 AM, Timothy Collett <danaris at mac.com> wrote:

> On Feb 14, 2008, at 2:57 AM, jmadsen1 at juno.com wrote:
> > Why problematic? It's the first Ajax design everyone learns in
> > "Introduction to Basic Ajax Programming"
>
> "Everyone"?  Good grief, that's not anything I'd ever teach as an
> *introduction* to Ajax...
>
> > The problem is going to be the design
>
> The main problem, once you get beyond the technical difficulties--
> which are nontrivial, but can be overcome with a bit of knowledge, as
> you suggest--is that it breaks expected browser behaviour, which is a
> *BIG* no-no.
>
> If you were to use a *different* keystroke for it, one that is not
> bound to something important like tab, that would make it much better.
>
> If you really believe you can make it work in Firefox and Safari (IE
> can rot), then code it up and send it to Tom--with an explanation, as
> this discussion will not likely have reached the moderated list, and
> thus his eyes, by then.
>
> Timothy Collett
> Anaris Family
>
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Keep in mind Ajax can bog down servers that aren't prepared for it.

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