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give focus to first input field or textarea on page (See related posts)

Place the following in your application.js file and make sure your layout includes "javascript_include_tag :defaults".
Event.observe(window, 'load', function() {
  var e = $A(document.getElementsByTagName('*')).find(function(e) {
    return (e.tagName.toUpperCase() == 'INPUT' && (e.type == 'text' || e.type == 'password'))
        || e.tagName.toUpperCase() == 'TEXTAREA' || e.tagName.toUpperCase() == 'SELECT';
  });
  if (e) e.focus();
});
to rails javascript by remvee on Thu Jun 15 08:05:55 -0400 2006

Comments on this post

brianzimmer posts on Jun 29, 2006 at 16:34
Thanks! Works great!
moneypenny posts on Aug 31, 2006 at 19:45
Very nice; thanks!

If you could make it work for select menus now, too... ;)
remvee posts on Sep 01, 2006 at 11:27
Select included. thanx.

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