[pmwiki-users] input default not being generated

[marc]

marc said...
> Patrick R. Michaud said...
> > On Tue, Jan 23, 2007 at 04:21:04PM -0000, marc wrote:
> > > When I hard-code the following:
> > > 
> > >     (:input default name=currency value=USD:)
> > >     (:input select name=currency value=GBP:)
> > >     (:input select name=currency value=USD:)
> > >     (:input select name=currency value=EUR:)
> > > 
> > > the expected option is selected. When I generate the dropdown via markup 
> > > with, say:
> > > 
> > > function currencySelect() {
> > >     $out = "(:input default name=currency value=USD:)";
> > >     $out .= "(:input select name=currency value=GBP:)";
> > >     $out .= "(:input select name=currency value=USD:)";
> > >     $out .= "(:input select name=currency value=EUR:)";
> > >     return $out;
> > > }
> > > 
> > > the 'selected' option is not generated (in HTML). I am using 'split' for 
> > > the 'when' parameter.
> > 
> > How/where is currencySelect() being called?
> 
> As a directive
> 
>     (:currencySelect:)
> 
> I'm testing in both the sidebar and a regular page (usually the 
> Main.Sandbox). Ultimately, I plan on using it in the sidebar.
> > 
> > You might need to use '<input-select' as the $when parameter,
> > since the (:input select:) markup rule occurs before split
> > (needed in order to be able to read multiple statements
> > across newlines).
> 
> Okay, I'd not heard of <input-select, but that didn't change the 
> behaviour. However, I'll stick with it hereafter.
> 
> I don't know if this helps, but say I have (:currencySelect:) in the 
> sidebar and Sandbox is empty. In this case, 'selected' is not generated 
> for the sidebar dropdown.
> 
> Now, if I add (:currencySelect:) to Sandbox, then the dropdown in the 
> sidebar 'works' - i.e. 'selected; is generated - but the sandbox 
> dropdown has no 'selected' generated.
> 
> When I add a second (:currencySelect:) to Sandbox - the third being 
> displayed, along with the one in the sidebar - then the sidebar dropdown 
> works, and so does the latter of the two on the page.
> 
>   <p class='vspace'><select name='currency' class='inputbox'><option  
>   value='GBP'>GBP</option><option value='USD'>USD</option><option 
>   value='EUR'>EUR</option></select>
>   </p>
>   <p class='vspace'><select name='currency' class='inputbox'><option 
>   value='GBP'>GBP</option><option value='USD' selected='selected'>USD
>   </option><option value='EUR'>EUR</option></select>
>   </p>

Just another FYI. As a workaround I am using:

  >>display=none<<
  (:currencySelect currency=USD:)
  >><<
  (:currencySelect:)

All the initialisation occurs during the 'invisible' first call - a 
session variable stores the current value, for example - and thereafter, 
the HandleAction works okay (via the visible instance, clearly).

-- 
Cheers,
Marc