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It's a neat effect, kind of makes you think you are typing directly on a webpage.
Anyway, what I want to do is maintain focus on the INPUT text element so that the blinking cursor tells the user that there's somewhere to type.
Currently, I've got:
<BODY onLoad='document.forms[0].elements[0].focus();'>
But, after the page loads, if the user clicks anywhere EXCEPT the INPUT text element, the cursor goes away.
I've played with the onBlur() function:
<INPUT TYPE='text' SIZE=40 MAXLENGTH=40 onblur='this.focus();'>
but it's quite unforgiving. What I mean by that is if the webpage is minimized, or if the user wants to print it, even though the window goes away, it's still got focus.
Maybe I need to choose specific elements of the webpage that, if clicked, will transfer focus to the INPUT text field.
For example:
-anywhere in the background of the window
-a picture
-other text
Any ideas?
document.formName.fieldName.focus();
for <input name="fieldName">
or
document.getElementById('fieldID').focus();
for <input id="fieldID">
HTH
