also re: Please don't listen to the folks who recommend using java script!

I'm not convinced.

While you're right that its good to keep to the least complicated solution possible, in this case I think JS is a good choice.

Since Lynx is a text-only browser, the original HTML wouldn't work - meonkeys wanted "an HTML form with three different images that do three different actions". He wanted three images to submit the form in three different ways.

Also, since we're talking about forms with text input, its already prejudiced against GUI browsers (like a touch-screen info station, presumably). You could code for non-keyboard devices, but I'd only do it if I really had to.

Surely it makes sense to utilise the best technologies at our disposal? I use Perl because it lets me make dynamic server side code with the least fuss. I use Javascript because it lets me make the client side dynamic with the least fuss.

willdooUK
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In reply to Re: Re: CGI question: elegant way to have three form image buttons doing different things? by willdooUK
in thread CGI question: elegant way to have three form image buttons doing different things? by meonkeys

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