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Posted by totalstranger on 10/18/38 11:57
On or about 9/5/2006 1:28 AM, it came to pass that Whit wrote:
> I'm sorry, I wasn't explicit enough, I meant to say capitalize the
> first letter of each word. Meaning I have to read the whole string, cap
> the first letter of words and un-cap the rest, then re-assign it ... I
> have already written the function for this. But re-assignment of the
> whole string causes the field to forget where the cursor is ...
>
> Thanks,
>
> -- whit
>
> BootNic wrote:
>>> Whit <whitnelson@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> news: 1157428414.179080.327350@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com
>>> I am trying to write a script which automatically capitalizes all the
>>> words in a text field as the user types. (Called on onkeyup) I am
>>> having 2 problems:
>>>
>>> 1. When I replace the users text in the field with the formatted text,
>>> it forgets where the cursor was, and places it at the end.
>>>
>>> 2. Also at this point, if the user has exhausted the available area
>>> and the text has started scrolling to the left, the replacing action
>>> will cause it to forget it's position of the scroll, moving it so
>>> that the begining of the text is flush with left side of the field.
>>>
>>> Can the cursor be managed? Can viewable area of a text field with text
>>> overflow be managed?
>>>
>>> I have searched and searched for the solution to this problem.
>>>
>>> Could I perhaps build my own custom text field? Is there one out there
>>> already built that I could use? Thanks in advance everybody!
>> Basic resolution.
>>
>> <input type="text" style="text-transform:uppercase;"
>> onchange="this.value=this.value.toUpperCase();"
>> onkeyup="this.value=this.value.toUpperCase();">
>>
>> --
>> BootNic Tuesday, September 05, 2006 1:15 AM
>>
>> Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he isn't. A
>> sense of humor was provided to console him for what he is.
>> *Horace Walpole English novelist*
>
Suggest using onkeypress
Get current character (varies by browser)
Get current data in field and length of field
If any alphabetic character beyond position 1 is proceeded by a space
translate to upper case else translate to lower case.
http://www.w3schools.com/jsref/jsref_onkeypress.asp
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