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Re: Techniques to prevent accidental press of the Enter key that submits a FORM

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Stefan Ram wrote:

> justaguy <lichunshen84@gmail.com> writes:
>>Actually it has happened to me several times already (due to
>>"fat" figure), accidentally hit the "Enter" key and the FORM
>>was submitted.
> 
>   This is something the browser manufacturers should have
>   solved once and for all forms.

While I agree for a good user experience that the prevention of user errors 
is important, this is no trivial issue.  What do you suggest they should 
have done?
 
>   You could also submit the form on »Enter«,

JFTR: The form is only submitted on pressing the Enter/Return key if there 
is an *enabled* *submit* button and the element that has the focus is an 
“input” element with a text type (“text”, “email” etc.)

>   but make sure there is a »back« button on the next page. This unifies
>   the best of both worlds: No annoying additional confirmation is
>   necessary, yet it is possible to go back and continue editing the form
>   in the case of an accidental key press.

The Back button/feature is in the browser’s chrome/shortcuts already.  In 
any case, the Back feature will not undo the submission, and submitting the 
same form twice could result in a duplicate or an error.  So I do not see 
your point.

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Techniques to prevent accidental press of the Enter key that submits a FORM justaguy <lichunshen84@gmail.com> - 2016-12-13 18:48 -0800
  Re: Techniques to prevent accidental press of the Enter key that submits a FORM "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2016-12-14 10:14 +0100
    Re: Techniques to prevent accidental press of the Enter key that submits a FORM justaguy <lichunshen84@gmail.com> - 2016-12-14 05:42 -0800
  Re: Techniques to prevent accidental press of the Enter key that submits a FORM Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-12-14 13:04 +0100
    Re: Techniques to prevent accidental press of the Enter key that submits a FORM justaguy <lichunshen84@gmail.com> - 2016-12-14 05:45 -0800
    Re: Techniques to prevent accidental press of the Enter key that submits a FORM KnightStalker <7oo7le7roupie@gmail.com> - 2016-12-14 09:33 -0500
      Re: Techniques to prevent accidental press of the Enter key that submits a FORM Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-12-14 16:19 +0100
        Re: Techniques to prevent accidental press of the Enter key that submits a FORM Jake Jarvis <pig_in_shoes@yahoo.com> - 2016-12-14 16:42 +0100
          Re: Techniques to prevent accidental press of the Enter key that submits a FORM Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-12-14 18:00 +0100
        Re: Techniques to prevent accidental press of the Enter key that submits a FORM KnightStalker <7oo7le7roupie@gmail.com> - 2016-12-14 11:27 -0500
          Re: Techniques to prevent accidental press of the Enter key that submits a FORM Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-12-14 18:00 +0100
            Re: Techniques to prevent accidental press of the Enter key that submits a FORM KnightStalker <7oo7le7roupie@gmail.com> - 2016-12-16 11:03 -0500
              Re: Techniques to prevent accidental press of the Enter key that submits a FORM Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-12-16 17:54 +0100
                Re: Techniques to prevent accidental press of the Enter key that submits a FORM KnightStalker <7oo7le7roupie@gmail.com> - 2017-01-06 15:08 -0500
      Re: Techniques to prevent accidental press of the Enter key that submits a FORM justaguy <lichunshen84@gmail.com> - 2016-12-15 14:21 -0800
        Re: Techniques to prevent accidental press of the Enter key that submits a FORM KnightStalker <7oo7le7roupie@gmail.com> - 2016-12-16 12:24 -0500
  Re: Techniques to prevent accidental press of the Enter key that submits a FORM John Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2016-12-14 15:07 +0000
    Re: Techniques to prevent accidental press of the Enter key that submits a FORM Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-12-14 23:31 +0100
    Re: Techniques to prevent accidental press of the Enter key that submits a FORM justaguy <lichunshen84@gmail.com> - 2016-12-15 14:15 -0800
  Re: Techniques to prevent accidental press of the Enter key that submits a FORM Dr J R Stockton <reply1600@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2016-12-17 21:02 +0000

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