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Nov 03.2008

I have a simple app that loads a div with a relatively large text file via a standard Ajax call. Once the div has been loaded, I want to move the focus to it, but my call to focus() doesn’t do the job. I thought maybe this was a timing issue, so I tried delaying things a little (then a lot) with a call to setTimeout(), but that didn’t help.

You can see the app in question at:

[url]www.wiseware.com/test[/url]

Thanks

JAS

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@toicontienNov 03.2008 — DIV tags cannot receive focus. You'll need some sort of tag that can receive focus, like an <a> tag.
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@MrNobodyNov 03.2008 — As mentioned, these are the tags which can receive focus (see "applies to" list):

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms536425(VS.85).aspx
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@garybarnesMay 27.2009 — I found that if the DIV (or SPAN) has a width or height style attribute it will receive focus, e.g. add style="min-height:100px" to your DIV and it can be selected. Can't find a fix for images though, it's driving me mad!
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