[ic] mv_click_map

[Gert van der Spoel]

>>> Quoting Rick Bragg (lists at gmnet.net):
>>> > Hi,
>>> > 
>>> > Is there any documentation on mv_click_map or click map?
>>> > 
>>> > Basically I am trying to do a form with a bunch of images as buttons.
>>> > Setting the value of an <input type=image name=mv_click does not work
>>> > with ie.
>>> > 
>>> > I tried using a single hidden mv_click, and setting it with javascript
>>> > but I have other javascript dynamically setting other variables on the
>>> > form, and it seems maybe those other variables that are set (with
jquery
>>> > draggable) are ignored or cleared as the form submits with my onclick.
>>> > Anyway, here is my mv_click setup:
>>> > 
>>> > <input type="hidden" id="mv_click" name="mv_click" value="" />
>>> > <img src="button2image.jpg"
>>> >      onclick="document.getElementByID('mv_click').value = 'clickset1';

>>> >               document.form_name.submit(); return(false);"
>>> > >
>>> > <img src="button2image.jpg"
>>> >      onclick="document.getElementByID('mv_click').value = 'clickset2';

>>> >               document.form_name.submit(); return(false);"
>>> > >
>>> > 
>>> > Any ideas? Any docs on click mapping?
>>> 
>>> There used to be, but I doubt it was retained. I don't think it has been
>>> used for a decade.
>>> 
>>> Basically, you do this:
>>> 
>>> 	<input type=hidden name=mv_click_map value="aclickit aclackit
atisket atasket">
>>> 
>>> 	<input type=image name="mv_click.aclickit" src="logo.gif">
>>> 	<input type=image name="mv_click.aclackit" src="logo.gif">
>>> 	<input type=image name="mv_click.atisket" src="logo.gif">
>>> 	<input type=image name="mv_click.atasket" src="logo.gif">
>>> 
>>> You should find that clicking the appropriate image will submit
>>> mv_click.aclickit.x to come into the CGI variable stream, which will
>>> cause the "aclickit" click to be run. Each image will cause a
>>> different mv_click to run.
>>> 
>>
>> I still can't get it to work, Maybe I'm not naming my callback routine
>> right? So far I have tried:
>>
>> [set aclickit]
>>  [set some-vars]test1[/set]
>>  [cgi name=to_do set=return hide=1]
>> [/set]
>>
>> and
>>
>> [set mv_click.aclickit]
>>  [set some-vars]test1[/set]
>>  [cgi name=to_do set=return hide=1]
>> [/set]
>>
>> These callbacks don't run.  What could I be doing wrong? 
>>
>
> Never used this functionality, but would it be aclickit.x   then as that 
> one comes in the CGI variable stream as Mike mentions? 

For those few how might end up here via some Google or whatever: this was
not the right suggestion, Mike corrected his response in a different reply.

CU,

Gert