Description with autofocus

Ciao,

        i have some descriptions and i need to setup autofocus to a specific description when i open a form.


        I don't found any description property for setup it.

        I create for MADescription  

                beAutofocus
                        self propertyAt: #autofocus put: true

                isAutofocus
                ^ self propertyAt: #autofocus ifAbsent: [ false ]

       

        and for MADescriptionComponent

                isAutofocus
                ^ self magritteDescription isAutofocus
       


        And for MATextInputComponent  i change the:

                renderInputOn: html
       
                self isAutofocus
                         ifTrue:[html textInput
                                id: self labelId;
                                autofocus;
                                on: #string of: self]
                        ifFalse:[ html textInput
                                id: self labelId;
                                on: #string of: self]



        Now I wonder if it is a good solution ?

        Because i need to change some rendering for other components (  MATextAreaComponent - MASelectListComponent ecc.. ecc )

        Any considerations are welcome.

        Thanks,

                Dario


       
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Hi Dario,

I am not too fond of putting this in the base of Magritte, especially in the rendering method, as:
        - this is a html-5 extension.
        - you need to implement this all input components.
        - It is a bit ambiguous when it is set to multiple descriptions.
        - It does not work together with a javascript.

So I think you should rather:
        - create a HTML5 extension (Magritte-SeasideHTML5).
        - Put in this package
                > the properties as extension methods
                > set focus by javascript. This is needed for more complex things. This more general solution is probably interesting for more people.

Or: make a custom component: "MyAutoFocusTextInputComponent" that overrides the rendering method, and use it where you need the autofocus. This is easy, small and useful for your own project.

Cheers,
Diego

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