Hi All
I know this might sound weird, but I have a form where I ask the user to
enter their email address in one text box and then again in a confirm email
text box to make sure that they have entered it correctly.
My problem is that many users appear to type their email address in the
first box and then copy and paste it into the 2nd box.
If they typed it incorrectly the first time then all they have done is
confirmed that it is wrong.
Is there anyway that I can stop them pasting into the confirm email text box
so that they have to type it twice?
Thanks
Robbie
12  1977 
Astra wrote: Hi All
I know this might sound weird, but I have a form where I ask the user
to enter their email address in one text box and then again in a
confirm email text box to make sure that they have entered it
correctly.
My problem is that many users appear to type their email address in
the first box and then copy and paste it into the 2nd box.
If they typed it incorrectly the first time then all they have done is
confirmed that it is wrong.
Is there anyway that I can stop them pasting into the confirm email
text box so that they have to type it twice?
You could put the second box onto the response page from submitting the
original form. That way your users don't know that they have to enter a
second copy until its too late to copy the original but users of Google's
autofill can still repeat it with a single click.
If you mask it as a request for confirmation of acceptance of T&C you might
even manage to avoid irritating them too much.
Alternatively just use the single copy of the email address to send an
email which the user has to respond to to confirm their details. You'll
have to do that anyway before you can trust the email they entered so
getting them to enter a duplicate isn't actually very useful anyway.
"Astra" <No@Spam.com> wrote: Hi All
I know this might sound weird, but I have a form where I ask the user
to enter their email address in one text box and then again in a
confirm email text box to make sure that they have entered it
correctly.
My problem is that many users appear to type their email address in
the first box and then copy and paste it into the 2nd box.
Preventing copy paste, if possible, is a no no.
You can make the second box 2 boxes, and put an @ in the middle between
them and ask them to enter in the box (2a) to enter the part in front of
the @, and in the second one (2b) the part after it.
I do the copy/paste myself, since it's my problem if I do it wrong, not
yours ;-) And you certainly shouldn't cripple my browser to correct me.
--
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John Bokma wrote "Astra" <No@Spam.com> wrote:
Hi All
I know this might sound weird, but I have a form where I ask the user
to enter their email address in one text box and then again in a
confirm email text box to make sure that they have entered it
correctly.
My problem is that many users appear to type their email address in
the first box and then copy and paste it into the 2nd box.
Preventing copy paste, if possible, is a no no.
You can make the second box 2 boxes, and put an @ in the middle
between them and ask them to enter in the box (2a) to enter the part in front
of the @, and in the second one (2b) the part after it.
That sounds like a good solution to the guy's problem.
I do the copy/paste myself, since it's my problem if I do it wrong,
not yours ;-) And you certainly shouldn't cripple my browser to correct
me.
I usually retype it. I want to be sure myself that it's right!
--
Charles Sweeney http://CharlesSweeney.com
Charles Sweeney <me@charlesswee ney.com> wrote: John Bokma wrote
"Astra" <No@Spam.com> wrote:
Hi All
I know this might sound weird, but I have a form where I ask the user
to enter their email address in one text box and then again in a
confirm email text box to make sure that they have entered it
correctly.
My problem is that many users appear to type their email address in
the first box and then copy and paste it into the 2nd box.
Preventing copy paste, if possible, is a no no.
You can make the second box 2 boxes, and put an @ in the middle
between them and ask them to enter in the box (2a) to enter the part in front
of the @, and in the second one (2b) the part after it.
That sounds like a good solution to the guy's problem.
Thanks :-) I do the copy/paste myself, since it's my problem if I do it wrong,
not yours ;-) And you certainly shouldn't cripple my browser to correct
me.
I usually retype it. I want to be sure myself that it's right!
IIRC you only accept a few things in front of the @ ? I still accept
anything, because I often invent email addresses (well, the part in front
of the @) to track stuff.
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John Bokma wrote Charles Sweeney <me@charlesswee ney.com> wrote: I usually retype it. I want to be sure myself that it's right!
IIRC you only accept a few things in front of the @ ? I still accept
anything, because I often invent email addresses (well, the part in
front of the @) to track stuff.
I accept everything too. I retype it to make sure the whole thing is
correct. One can't rule-out a typo!
--
Charles Sweeney http://CharlesSweeney.com
Charles Sweeney <me@charlesswee ney.com> wrote: John Bokma wrote
Charles Sweeney <me@charlesswee ney.com> wrote: I usually retype it. I want to be sure myself that it's right!
IIRC you only accept a few things in front of the @ ? I still accept
anything, because I often invent email addresses (well, the part in
front of the @) to track stuff.
I accept everything too. I retype it to make sure the whole thing is
correct. One can't rule-out a typo!
True, and it wouldn't be the first time it happens to me. Oh, I also copy
and paste the password, which is probably worse since there is no real
feedback (other then *******).
--
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"Astra" <No@Spam.com> wrote in message
news:11******** *****@corp.supe rnews.com... Hi All
I know this might sound weird, but I have a form where I ask the
user to enter their email address in one text box and then again in a
confirm email text box to make sure that they have entered it correctly.
My problem is that many users appear to type their email address in
the first box and then copy and paste it into the 2nd box.
If they typed it incorrectly the first time then all they have done
is confirmed that it is wrong.
Is there anyway that I can stop them pasting into the confirm email
text box so that they have to type it twice?
......... I hope not, because I never type my e-mail address at any
time!
I have it permanently stored so that it is a two key copy every
time, - like a stored signature.
--
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last update 12.12.2005
you can change a boolean called editable that afects whether they can
write in it or not
John Bokma wrote: Charles Sweeney <me@charlesswee ney.com> wrote:
John Bokma wrote
Charles Sweeney <me@charlesswee ney.com> wrote:
I usually retype it. I want to be sure myself that it's right!
IIRC you only accept a few things in front of the @ ? I still accept
anything, because I often invent email addresses (well, the part in
front of the @) to track stuff.
I accept everything too. I retype it to make sure the whole thing is
correct. One can't rule-out a typo!
True, and it wouldn't be the first time it happens to me. Oh, I also
copy and paste the password, which is probably worse since there is no
real feedback (other then *******).
I was configuring some software yesterday and was asked if I wanted
passwords to be represented by 1. one asterisk per character, 2. three
asterisks per character, or 3. nothing. I'd never run across such a
choice anywhere.
--
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