[jira] [Created] (TAP5-2431) Ajax EventLinks should not cancel the click event

["Chris Poulsen (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

Chris Poulsen created TAP5-2431:
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             Summary: Ajax EventLinks should not cancel the click event
                 Key: TAP5-2431
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/TAP5-2431
             Project: Tapestry 5
          Issue Type: Improvement
          Components: tapestry-core
    Affects Versions: 5.4
            Reporter: Chris Poulsen
            Priority: Minor


Currently the click handlers in zone.js return false to prevent browsers from following the link. Sometimes this result in unexpected behavior in pages.

The use-case where we have been hit by this is ajax links in a bootstrap dropdown:
When a link option is clicked the dropdown does not close again - This is due to the click event being cancelled.

The fix that we use locally; is to use event.preventDefault() and let the click event bubble. 

I think this should be the default behavior of the framework - as it has much smaller impact than swallowing the click event and makes the client side things more flexible.




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