>
> You just need to focus() before you select():
>
Thanks, Scott! The select() method works now in
Safari. I just needed some focus. Perhaps more
coffee would help. :)
However your solution presents another problem. I am
using a dropdown menu that could apply to several
different text fields depending on the context. I am
using the select() method to emphasize the text that
will be changed. I would like to select the text the
moment the dropdown menu is clicked (onmousedown
event), so that the user can abort if the wrong text
field has been selected. But I can't seem to bring
focus to the text field if the dropdown menu is
selected. Or can I? What am I doing wrong?
In the modified code below, notice that the text is
not selected from the dropdown menu.
----------------------------------
<!--
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
function selectText()
{
document.getElementById("textField").focus();
document.getElementById("textField").select();
}
function changeText(elem)
{
var mammal =
elem.options[elem.selectedIndex].value;
document.getElementById('textField').value =
"The " + mammal + " is on the mat";
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form>
<input size="40" type="text" id="textField"
value="The cat is on the mat" />
<select id="timerPopup"
onmousedown="selectText()"
onchange="changeText(this)">
<option value="cat">cat</option>
<option value="bat">bat</option>
<option value="rat">rat</option>
</select>
</form>
</body>
</html>
-->
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