I Love You Internet Explorer

The Project has this search form on the top of the page. The HTML looks like this:

<form action = "Search.do">
<input type = "text" name = "SearchTextBox">
<input type = "submit" name = "SearchButton" value = "Search">
</form>

Pretty standard stuff right? An input element and a submit button. The problem is that there’s only one input element. Apparently Internet Explorer doesn’t allow the Enter button to submit a form if there’s only one input element. WTF? OK no big deal just add a second (hidden) input field:

<form action = "Search.do">
<input type = "text" name = "SearchTextBox">
<input type = "text" style = "display: none">
<input type = "submit" name = "SearchButton" value = "Search">
</form>

Somehow I’m thinking this isn’t the most elegant solution out there but whatever… it works.

June 18, 2008 | Filed Under Browsers, I Should Really Use A Framework 

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