[wwwsearch-commits] r21703 - wwwsearch/ClientForm/trunk

[jjlee at codespeak.net]

Author: jjlee
Date: Thu Jan  5 00:40:41 2006
New Revision: 21703

Modified:
   wwwsearch/ClientForm/trunk/README.html.in
Log:
Add FAQ entry re readonly-ness and HIDDEN controls / JavaScript

Modified: wwwsearch/ClientForm/trunk/README.html.in
==============================================================================
--- wwwsearch/ClientForm/trunk/README.html.in	(original)
+++ wwwsearch/ClientForm/trunk/README.html.in	Thu Jan  5 00:40:41 2006
@@ -304,9 +304,18 @@
         ways.  See the answer to the next question.
     </ul>
   <li>Embedded script is messing up my form filling.  What do I do?
-  <p>See the <a href="../bits/GeneralFAQ.html">General FAQs</a> page for
-     what to do about this.
+  <p>See the <a href="../bits/GeneralFAQ.html">General FAQs</a> page and the
+     next FAQ entry for what to do about this.
 <!-- XXX example here -->
+  <li>How do I change <code>INPUT TYPE=HIDDEN</code> field values (for example,
+      to emulate the effect of JavaScript code)?
+  <p>As with any control, set the control's <code>readonly</code> attribute
+     false.
+<p>@{colorize(r"""
+form.find_control("foo").readonly = False  # allow changing .value of control foo
+form.set_all_readonly(False)  # allow changing the .value of all controls
+""")}
+  </li>
   <li>I'm having trouble debugging my code.
   <p>The <a href="../ClientCookie/">ClientCookie</a> package makes it
      easy to get <code>.seek()</code>able response objects, which is