Images in place of <input type="submit"

[news]

I'm working with a CGI program that was using several standard buttons for
input using
<input type="submit" name="abuttonNa me" ...

Now, I'm trying to replace the standard buttons with images using an onClick
function.

For 1 button it's easy enough - document.forms[0].submit(); but how do I let
the CGI script know which one of the buttons were clicked?

THANKS!

[David Dorward]

news wrote:

I'm working with a CGI program that was using several standard buttons for
input using
<input type="submit" name="abuttonNa me" ...

Now, I'm trying to replace the standard buttons with images using an
onClick function.

For 1 button it's easy enough - document.forms[0].submit();

Eugh. So you don't want anyone who can't (or won't) use JavaScript to use
the form?

<http://www.theregister .co.uk/content/55/34186.html>

What's wrong with <input type='image' ...>? (OK, a fair bit, but less then
depending on scripting)

--
David Dorward http://dorward.me.uk/

[Richard Cornford]

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I'm working with a CGI program that was using several standard
buttons for input using
<input type="submit" name="abuttonNa me" ...

Now, I'm trying to replace the standard buttons with images using
an onClick function.
Don't, use <input type="image" name="abuttonNa me" src=" ... "> instead ,
you won't be able to do rollover effects in Netscape 4.n but will in
subsequent browsers.
For 1 button it's easy enough - document.forms[0].submit(); but
how do I let the CGI script know which one of the buttons were
clicked?

<input type="image"> buttons send information about the x and y
positions of the where they were clicked associated with the name of the
button so the CGI script will be able to tell which button was clicked.

Richard.

[Stephen Ingrum]

For a down and dirty work around ("kludge"). I'm currently using-

for the image button -
onClick="docume nt.forms[0].Button1.click( )"
onClick="docume nt.forms[0].Button2.click( )"
etc...
and then hiding the "real" buttons off of the visible area of the screen.
using-
<input type="submit" name="Button1". ..
<input type="submit" name="Button2". ..
etc...

It is *not* pretty, but it does work, since I have multiple <input
type="submit" buttons on the form that I'm trying to convert to a more
graphical interface.