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           Summary: JS Validation fails on CSS hidden elements.
           Product: Commons
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: Windows XP
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: Validator
        AssignedTo: commons-dev@jakarta.apache.org
        ReportedBy: paul_benedict@merck.com


PROBLEM:
I am working on a web-app that has "flip-book" navigation, where multiple
fieldsets within a large form are shown/hidden determined by the tab selected.
JavaScript manages the navigation.

When our form is submitted, the client-side JavaScript bombs when it tries to
set focus to the first invalid field (missing required, not an integer, etc.)
which is also CSS hidden. JavaScript cannot set focus on a field that is hidden.
Internet Explorer generates this message: "Cannot move focus to the control
because it is invisible, not enabled, or of a type that does not accept the focus."

This is the offending code in all the validateXXX JS methods:

        if (fields.length > 0) {
           focusField.focus();
           alert(fields.join('\n'));
        }

POSSIBLE RESOLUTION:
Only set focus if "focusField.style.visibility" is not "hidden" -- since CSS can
be used to hide elements.

I tested using Commons Validator 1.1.3 with Struts 1.2.4

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