<a href problems with putting a button as a link

@age13kidJan 03.2005

i know you can do a simple javascript onClick command and do a link but wouldnt it be nicer if we can make a button link for every browser?

ive seen it been done with images so can it be done with buttons?

[code] <!–this is what i have so far–> <a href=http://www.yahoo.com><input type=”button” value=”Yahoo!”></a> [/code]

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@David_HarrisonJan 03.2005 — #Is all of this code worth it just for a tacky button link?

&lt;script type="text/javascript"&gt;
 
 document.write('&lt;form action="#" onsubmit="return false;"&gt;');
 document.write('  &lt;p&gt;
 document.write('    &lt;input type="button" value="Click here to go to Yahoo!" onclick="location.href=\'http://www.yahoo.com\';"&gt;');
 document.write('  &lt;p&gt;');
 document.write('&lt;/form&gt;');
 
 &lt;/script&gt;
 
 &lt;noscript&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;
 &lt;a href="http://www.yahoo.com"&gt;Click here to go to Yahoo!&lt;/a&gt;
 &lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;/noscript&gt;

@CharlesJan 03.2005 — #[font=monospace]<form action="http://www.w3.org/">

<div><button type="submit">W3C</button></div>

</form>[/font]

@age13kidauthorJan 03.2005 — #lavalamp i know you can do that with javascript, infact thats what i know the most! and charles does it have to be in a <div>tag and does it have to be a submit? just asking...

@CharlesJan 03.2005 — #Yes it has to be a submit button. Except in legacy versions of HTML, FORM elements cannot directly contain inline elements. You need some kind of block level element between the FORM and form control elements.

@ksourceJan 05.2005 — #i know you can do a simple javascript onClick command and do a link but wouldnt it be nicer if we can make a button link for every browser?

ive seen it been done with images so can it be done with buttons?

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<a href=http://www.yahoo.com><input type="button" value="Yahoo!"></a>

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I have a solution:

&lt;form name="yahoo" action="http://www.yahoo.com"&gt;
 &lt;input type="submit" value="Yahoo"&gt;
 &lt;/form&gt;

@CharlesJan 05.2005 — #[i]Originally posted by ksource [/i]

[B]I have a solution:

&lt;form name="yahoo" action="http://www.yahoo.com"&gt;
 &lt;input type="submit" value="Yahoo"&gt;
 &lt;/form&gt;

I do not suggest this for permanant, but I think this will work until you find a more suitable code. I am almost certain this will work with all browsers, but I could be wrong. Someone please correct me if im wrong. Thanks.

hope I helped

-Kory [/B][/QUOTE] It will work on every browser and you will find no more suitable code. But you should put the button itself inside a DIV element or such. Except in legacy versions of HTML, FORM elements cannot directly contain inline elements. You need some kind of block level element between the FORM and form control elements.

@ksourceJan 05.2005 — #Can you explain to me what you mean about the form legalcy stuff?

Thanks.

-Kory

@CharlesJan 05.2005 — #[i]Originally posted by ksource [/i]

[B]Can you explain to me what you mean about the form legalcy stuff?

Thanks.

-Kory [/B][/QUOTE] Not FORM legacy, legacy versions of HTML. HTML has been through several versions. Before the December 1997 version it was valid for the FORM element to directly contain form elements. Since then you need a block level element between.

HTML, having reached a state of perfection with [url=http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/]HTML 4.01[/url], is now stable. No more versions will be issued.

@CharlesJan 05.2005 — #By the way ksource, How's the Hooverball out there in Iowa these days? The weather here in Baltimore has been great and our team has been practicing, getting ready for Hooverfeast. This year we're comming in second in the six pound division for sure.

@ksourceJan 05.2005 — #[i]Originally posted by Charles [/i]

[B]By the way ksource, How's the Hooverball out there in Iowa these days? The weather here in Baltimore has been great and our team has been practicing, getting ready for Hooverfeast. This year we're comming in second in the six pound division for sure. [/B][/QUOTE]

I dont think i've ever played Hooverball. What is is? Good luck at the Hooverfest though.

-Kory

@CharlesJan 05.2005 — #[url=http://www.hooverassociation.org/hooverball.html]Hooverball[/url] is, I thought, the official sport of Iowa. The national championships are played each year during Hooverfest in West Branch.

@ksourceJan 07.2005 — #[i]Originally posted by Charles [/i]

[B][url=http://www.hooverassociation.org/hooverball.html]Hooverball[/url] is, I thought, the official sport of Iowa. The national championships are played each year during Hooverfest in West Branch. [/B][/QUOTE]

It could be the official sport, i dont know. ? Im pretty occupied with baseball and hackey-sack. Maybe they should change the official sport to hackey-sack....

-- Kory

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