I would like the value of the input text box to be highlighted when it gains focus, either by clicking it or tabbing to it.
<html>
<body>
<script>
function focusTest(el)
{
el.select();
}
</script>
<input type="text" value="one" OnFocus="focusTest(this); return false;" />
<br/>
<input type="text" value="two" OnFocus="focusTest(this); return false;" />
</body>
</html>
When either input field is clicked in Firefox or IE, that field is highlighted. However, this doesn't work in Safari. (NOTE: it works when tabbing between fields.)
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Not sure about a Safari-specific solution here, but an alternative would be to wrap the input element in a div and set the border properties of it via CSS. Then change border color, etc. when focused and unfocused.
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I noticed Safari is actually selecting the text then removing the selection quickly.
So I tried this quick workaround that works in all browsers:
function focusTest(el) { setTimeout (function () {el.select();} , 50 ); }Edit :
Upon further testing it turns out the OnMouseUp event is clearing the selection so it is enough to addonMouseUp="return false;"to the input element for things to work as they should.
Emmett : The OnMouseUP solution works. Thanks!Ryan McGeary : This was a huge help in a similar problem I was trying to debug. I would have never guessed the mouseup event was the culprit. Thanks!
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