Submitting a form from a menu link

[Mayukha One <ma...@yahoo.com>]

Hi,
 
I am having a drop down menu ( I will have to write a component) which contains various actions a user can perform on a page. The page itself has a form. Menu will contain page specific actions and other generic actions ( like logoff).
 
What is the best way to submit the form when a menu item is clicked. Should I embed the menu also in the form? or Can I simulate the form submit from outside of the form? Will I screw up the rewind process of the form if I hack it from the outside?
 
If my approach is fundamentally wrong, please provide some direction.
 
Thanks,
Jack.

		
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Re: Submitting a form from a menu link

[Luc Peerdeman <lj...@xs4all.nl>]

Hi,

Mayukha One wrote:
> Hi,
>  
> I am having a drop down menu ( I will have to write a component) 

Be sure to check out this page:

http://www.kryogenix.org/code/browser/aqlists/

It shows you how to use a simple unorderdered list (UL/LI tags) as a 
menu by simply adding a class attribute and some JavaScript. I am trying 
to make this into a proper component but so far only have a very simple 
skeleton that can be used like so:

<menu jwcid="@MyMenu">
<ul class="menu">
list contents
</ul>

The component now only takes care of adding the JavaScript that will 
render this list as a menu. Next steps: add the class attribute (have to 
find out how, I am a Tapestry beginner) and then make a fully dynamic 
one backed by something like a listmodel I reckon.

Cheers, Luc.


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Re: Submitting a form from a menu link

[Mayukha One <ma...@yahoo.com>]

I thought of putting the menu outside of the form and accessing java script that calls form's submit. That means, at menu rendering time, the form's name might not be available ( Is that true?). 
 
So, I am planning to address it this way.
 
< body jwcid=@Body >
< span jwcid=@MenuMaker >
< form jwcid=form1@Form >
< /form>
< /span>
< /body >
MenuMaker will first buffer the rendered output of its body in a nested writer, then renders the menu and flushes its body (like framework's body component).
 
This way menu can call a java script that sets hidden property on the form indicating an action and call submit on the form and I can call the script when menu item is clicked.
 
Does it sound like a tapestry kinda solution or it smells like jsp?
 
Please let me know.
 
Thanks,
Jack.

Mayukha One <ma...@yahoo.com> wrote:
Hi,

I am having a drop down menu ( I will have to write a component) which contains various actions a user can perform on a page. The page itself has a form. Menu will contain page specific actions and other generic actions ( like logoff).

What is the best way to submit the form when a menu item is clicked. Should I embed the menu also in the form? or Can I simulate the form submit from outside of the form? Will I screw up the rewind process of the form if I hack it from the outside?

If my approach is fundamentally wrong, please provide some direction.

Thanks,
Jack.


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