onfocus for text area and selectOneMenu *HELP*

[drumhitz]

I have one textbox and one combobox right now. The problem is , i set onfocus for text area and when i click on it, the textbox colour will change. I use the same method for combobox but it turned out that i click 1st time, background colour changed... click 2nd time, then only the combobox list is shown.

Thanks again

[JPnyc]

I'm not sure I understand. What do you mean only the combo box list is shown? Are you saying the text box disappears? Or the color no longer displays?

[drumhitz]

Sorry to make you confused actually, forget the textbox part. Im using the 'onfocus' for my combobox. I want the effect to be like when I click it, it will change it background colour and list down the menu.

Now my case is when i clicked 1st time, the background colour changed, I need to click 2nd time then only the list is drop down.

Can this be solved? many thanks...

[JPnyc]

So you're saying on the 1st click the box doesn't drop down? Change the event from onfocus to onclick.

[drumhitz]

I changed it to onclick but the problem remains. Need to click twice then only the list will drop down and stay still.


onclick=" this.style.borderWidth = '2px'; this.style.backgroundColor = '#FFFFFF' "

Everytime the colour changed, the dropdownlist will automatically close. I'm thinking to have a javascript to make the dropdownlist open and stay still automatically after it closed at the 1st time. Is this possible ?

Thanks

[JPnyc]

I just tested and it works fine here. Only issue I see is that in IE6 the options background doesn't change, just the select box itself. You'll probably have to change the options backgrounds also, for IE

[drumhitz]

fyi..

I'm using IE 7 and it still cannot work, need to click twice only the combobox will drop down the list and stay still. If click once , I can notice the list drop down but it immediately turn off and user cannot select the option in it.

I try to use Firefox and the problem is solved. How to settle the problem in IE 7 ? On the other hand, can you show me the java script on how you make the combo box drop down its list?

Many thanks