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List:       kfm-devel
Subject:    HTML forms
From:       Waldo Bastian <bastian () suse ! de>
Date:       2000-04-10 18:00:46
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Hiya,

I'm trying to store the state of a form in Konqy's history. So that when you 
fill out a form, go back and then forward again, what you have typed isn't 
lost.

I had a look at HTMLInputElement and its render objects, and had a look at 
the DOM and HTML 4.0 spec. 

What I intend to do is that after an input element is created and its 
"initial value", according to the DOM, is set, I set its value to the value 
stored in the history.

If I understand the current code correctly, I could do that by calling 
RenderFormElement->setValue(). However, that would mean that I change the 
"inital value" as well. Shouldn't the RenderFormElements store the "initial 
value" in addition to the actual "value"? 

Currently HTMLInputElement::setDefaultValue() and 
HTMLInputElement::setValue() both set the same thing.

The difference becomes visible when you "reset" the form. In that case the 
"initial values" are supposed to be used.

*hm* Something else: RenderTextArea calls reset() from within layout(). That 
means that resizing a page resets the textarea. (render_form.cpp:796) 
RenderSelect calls reset() and layout() from within close(). Should 
RenderTextArea do the same?

Cheers,
Waldo
--
Trying to find my way in khtml :-)

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