105034 - Unable to select chapter from combo box

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 100511

(Core :: Layout: Form Controls, defect)

Description

[Reinout van Schouwen]

build: 0.9.5 sparc/solaris2.8 from ftp site

On above URL it is impossible to select an item from the combobox that lists all
chapters.Observe that the menu stays in the same position when the page is
scrolled with the cursor keys, instead of moving along with the page.

Comment 1

[James McCoy]

seeing this with 2001101513/Redhat 7.1

Comment 2

[Tim Powell]

Fascinating... I'm seeing this with 20011014 on Win2K. Confirming and
OS/Platform All.

The problem here is that the page generates the options of the select drop down
using a JavaScript .js file and document.writes the options. Although the drop
down can be displayed, it appears the select is not being properly initialized
when the page loads. If it was, Select a Chapter/Topic would show up as the
default value.

Comment 3

[John Morrison]

likely a duplicate. As tpowell says, the <options> are document.write() into
the content. Will attach a testcase. -> HTML Form Controls.

Comment 4

[John Morrison]

Attachment: simple test case

Comment 5

[Boris Zbarsky [:bzbarsky]]

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 100511 ***