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HTML form preview

Asked by: l_starter_l

HI,
I need an HTML form preview script.. When a user clicks submit a pop-up should come up with the information the user entered in the form. I would also like when the window pops up the background dims.. Does anyone have a script that can do this??

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Asked On: 2009-10-15 at 10:26:14ID24815634
Tags: HTML
,; javascript
,; jquery
Topics: Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
,; Jquery
,; JavaScript
,; Web Languages/Standards
Participating Experts: 3
Points: 500
Comments: 24

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by: jagadeesh_motamarriPosted on 2009-10-15 at 11:16:45ID: 25583216

Try -

http://papermashup.com/create-a-dynamic-form-preview/

JM

by: l_starter_lPosted on 2009-10-15 at 11:38:50ID: 25583433

That's not what I'm lookinf for..I want a form preview with no images.. Preview the text fields..

by: Terry_focusPosted on 2009-10-15 at 11:54:47ID: 25583571

When the background dims is called a modal window, I use jQuery UI for this

http://jqueryui.com/demos/dialog/#modal

Your preview script would probably be quite custom, but if you used this modal window to design your preview I can help with the script to populate it with your field values

by: l_starter_lPosted on 2009-10-15 at 17:35:57ID: 25586140

Hi,
Can you give me an example of how I would populate an HTML text field element

by: Terry_focusPosted on 2009-10-16 at 00:58:34ID: 25587636

Sure

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1">
<title>Example Page</title>
<style type="text/css">
div {
	height:100px;
	border:1px solid #000;
	padding:5px;
	margin:5px;
	width:10em;
}
</style>
<script type="text/javascript" src="jquery-1.3.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(function(){//On page load attch events
	/**
	*Example A
	*Copy the text from one field to another
	*/
	$("#buttonA").click(function(){
		$("#toA").val($("#fromA").val());//The value (val) of toA = value of fromA
	});
	/**
	*Example B
	*Copy the text from one field to a the innerHTML of another tag
	*/
	$("#buttonB").click(function(){
		$("#toB").html($("#fromB").val());//The innerHTML (html) of toB = value of fromB
	});
})
</script>
</head>
<body>
	<div>
		<input type="text" id="fromA" value="Text A" />
		<input type="text" id="toA"/>
		<input type="button" id="buttonA" value="Example A" />
	</div>
	<div>
		<input type="text" id="fromB" value="Text B" />
		<span id="toB"></span>
		<input type="button" id="buttonB" value="Example A" />
	</div>
</body>
</html>

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by: l_starter_lPosted on 2009-10-16 at 08:35:19ID: 25590505

thanks Terry_focus,
I meant an example of populating a modal window with HTML field..

by: b0lsc0ttPosted on 2009-10-19 at 13:09:00ID: 25608517

For the effect you want (a popup type "window" with the rest of the page grayed out) you can look at the sample files at http://www.ee-stuff.com/Expert/Upload/getFile.php?fid=4179 . There are two and they were provided for the solution at http:/Q_22715336.html .

As far as the preview of the form info let me know what you need for that part, if you even need help with it. The code to have the dynamic popup window is basic but can pretty easily be adapted. There are other ways to do it using premade scripts or even some frameworks (like Lightbox or possible jQuery, etc).

Let me know how this helps or if you have a question.

bol

by: l_starter_lPosted on 2009-10-19 at 14:41:24ID: 25609300

k i think i can do the modal window.. What I need is an example of how to get data from an html form and display it in a modal window..

by: b0lsc0ttPosted on 2009-10-19 at 21:15:02ID: 25611025

Is the modal window another web page? If so it would need to be able to use server script so it can read the form info and display it. It should also make the form again (using hidden form fields) so that can be submitted to the page for processing. Please let us know what server language you will be using to process the form and we can use the same to show the preview. Also, if you want specific code, we need to see the form tag and fields.

bol

by: l_starter_lPosted on 2009-10-20 at 07:12:46ID: 25614311

Is there a way to so it client side with javascript? Can the modal window be another page I assumed it was just generated as needed?..

by: b0lsc0ttPosted on 2009-10-23 at 09:47:29ID: 25646167

Sorry for the delay. It has been a busy week.

Javascript can be used, if needed, and using another page would be nice (and a way to avoid depending on Javascript). First I need you to clarify what you mean be a modal window. Some of the methods to make them are browser specific and there can be some big differences in the code (and it is still called a "modal window"). A key part that needs clarification is if this is really a new window (i.e. has a different url) or just an element on the page that is layered, hidden/shown, etc.

bol

by: l_starter_lPosted on 2009-10-23 at 10:08:14ID: 25646355

element that is on the page.. like a pop-up that shows the form preview..and when it pops up the background dims using jquery ui

by: b0lsc0ttPosted on 2009-10-23 at 16:31:33ID: 25649775

OK. Then I wouldn't worry about using another page for it; there isn't really an advantage or need for that.

Please provide either a sample of the form and input, etc tags or a summary of the ones you use. I can provide Javascript for getting the info from the form. I would also need the id of the element if you will need help filling it with the values.

If you prefer to have it in JQuery (because you use it for all of your script) then I am not sure I can help. I don't really use it, except in some rare cases. I will still be glad to help but might be limited on the actual code I can provide.

Thanks though for the response and with some details from you we should be able to at least give you some code to get started.

bol

by: l_starter_lPosted on 2009-10-24 at 09:11:49ID: 25652807

K sample form would be

<form name="form1" action="" method="get"onSubmit="MM_openBrWindow('submission.html','','resizable=yes,width=550,height=500')">
  <p><strong>First Name:</strong>
  <input type="text" name="firstname">&nbsp;<span class="inputRequirement">*</span></p>
  <p><strong>Last Name:</strong>
  <input type="text" name="lastname">&nbsp;<span class="inputRequirement">*</span></p>
    <p><strong>Date of Birth:</strong>
  <input type="text" name="dob">&nbsp;<span class="inputRequirement">* (DD/ MM/ YYYY)</span>
  <p><strong>Email:</strong>
  <input type="text" name="email_address">&nbsp;<span class="inputRequirement">*</span>
  </p>
  <p><strong>Gender:</strong> 
  <input type="radio" name="gender" value="m"> Male <input type="radio" name="gender" value="f" > Female&nbsp;<span class="inputRequirement">*</span>
  </p>
  
  <p><strong> Select Country:</strong>
  <select name="droplist"><option value="" SELECTED></option><option value="1">USA</option><option value="2">CANADA</option><option value="3"></select>&nbsp;<span class="inputRequirement"></span>*
  </p>
  <p>
    <label> <strong>Comment/Questions</strong><br>
<textarea name="comments" id="comments" cols="45" rows="5"></textarea>
    </label>    
  </p>
 
 
	<!-- InstanceEndEditable --></div>
	<div id="greyx20goosex20site-11">
		<img src="images/grey-goose-site_11.jpg" width="342" height="1" alt="">
	</div>
 <!--Left_div-->
 
	<div id="right-place"><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="left_tbl" -->
	
    
    <div> 
    <p><strong>Telephone Number:</strong>
      <input type="text" name="telephone">&nbsp;<span class="inputRequirement">*</span>
      </p>
    <p><strong>Street Address:</strong>
    <input type="text" name="street_address">&nbsp;<span class="inputRequirement">*</span>
    </p>
    <p><strong>Zip Code:</strong>
    <input type="text" name="postcode">&nbsp;<span class="inputRequirement">*</span></p>
    
    <p><strong>Password:</strong>
      <input type="password" name="password" maxlength="40">&nbsp;<span class="inputRequirement">*</span></p>
    <p>
      <strong>Password Confirmation:</strong>
      <input type="password" name="confirmation" maxlength="40">&nbsp;<span class="inputRequirement">*</span>
    </p>
    <p><strong>I agree to terms and conditions </strong>
  <input type="checkbox" name="agree" value="1" >*
    </p>
<h3 align="center">*-Required Fields</h3>
<p align="center">
  <label>
    Click Me !
    <br>
    <input type= "image" img src="images/submit2.png" width="60" height="60" name="submit" id="submit" value="Submit" onClick="return check_form(form1);">
    
  </label>
</h3>
    </div>

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by: b0lsc0ttPosted on 2009-10-26 at 20:27:57ID: 25668923

Thanks for the form and input code. I used it to make an example of the Javascript to get the info from the form. Let me know how it works and test in various browsers. I might need some tweaking and I didn't actually test it (but I have made the code enough it should be close).

Let me know if you have a question.

bol

var frm = document.form1;
var str = "";
var sBreak = "<br />";
str += "Name: " + frm.firstname.value + " " + frm.lastname.value + sBreak;
str += "DOB: " + frm.dob.value + sBreak;
str += "Email: " + frm.email_address.value + sBreak;
str += (frm.gender[0].checked)? "Male" + sBreak : "Female" + sBreak;
str += "County: " + frm.droplist.value + sBreak;
if (frm.comments.value != "") str += frm.comments.value + sBreak'
// repeat for other input boxes as seen above
if (frm.agree.checked) str += "They agreed." + sBreak;

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by: l_starter_lPosted on 2009-10-26 at 21:28:59ID: 25669135

thanks b0lsc0tt: but how does this preview I don't see any code to generate a window?

by: b0lsc0ttPosted on 2009-10-27 at 08:59:43ID: 25673958

I thought you had that from the second expert comment. I do have a basic example of how to do it using just html, javascript and CSS (see snippet below). You would adapt that so the Javascript to get the form fields would fill the "formDiv" element (maybe using innerHTML).

Let me know how that helps or if you have a question.

bol

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
	"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
 
<html>
<head>
<link href="../style.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<title>The page</title>
<style type="text/css">
div {
	margin: 10px auto;
}
#links {
	color: red;
}
</style>
<script type="text/javascript">
function doForm() {
	document.getElementById('formDiv').style.zIndex = "100";
	document.getElementById('formDiv').style.display = "";
	document.getElementById('body').style.backgroundColor = "#303030";
	document.getElementById('button1').style.visibility = "hidden";
}
function clearForm(frm) {
	frm.title1.value = '';
	frm.protocol.options[0].selected = true;
	frm.link1.value = '';
	frm.desc1.value = '';
}
function quitForm(frm) {
	document.getElementById('formDiv').style.zIndex = "-1";
	document.getElementById('formDiv').style.display = "none";
	document.getElementById('body').style.backgroundColor = "white";
	document.getElementById('button1').style.visibility = "visible";
	clearForm(frm);
}
</script>
</head>
 
<body id="body" style="margin: 25px 115px;">
<h3>My page</h3>
<div id="content">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.</div>
<div>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.</div>
<div>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.</div>
 
<div id="links"></div>
<br /><br />
<div style="width: 25%; margin: 0 auto;">
<button id="button1" onclick="doForm();">Show Form</button>
</div>
<div id="formDiv" style="width: 60%; margin: 0 auto; padding: 10px; background-color: #ccff99; text-align: center; z-index: -1; position: absolute; top: 50px; left: 150px; border: solid 1px gray; font-weight: bold; display: none;"> <h3>AJAX Javascript Popup Form</h3>
<form name="form1" action="" method="post">
Title: <input type="text" name="title1" size="65" /><br /><br />
Protocol: 
<select name="protocol">
<option value="http://">http://</option>
<option value="https://">https://</option>
<option value="ftp://">ftp://</option>
</select>
Link: <input type="text" name="link1" size="45" /><br /><br />
Description: <input type="text" name="desc1" size="55" /><br /><br /><br />
<input type="button" name="reset" value="Quit" onclick="quitForm(this.form);" />
</form>
<br /><br />
</div>
<br /><br />
 
</body>
</html>

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by: l_starter_lPosted on 2009-10-30 at 14:42:40ID: 25707007

k ill try it

by: b0lsc0ttPosted on 2009-10-30 at 18:44:35ID: 25707979

OK. Let me know how it works or if you have a question.

bol

by: l_starter_lPosted on 2009-11-02 at 08:10:10ID: 25720647

do I do it like

<script type="text/javascript">
function displayText(){
	document.getElementById('fname').innerHTML = str += "Name: " + frm.firstname.value + " " + frm.lastname.value + sBreak; 
}
 
<input type='button' onclick='displayText()' value='Show preview'/>

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by: b0lsc0ttPosted on 2009-11-02 at 09:25:20ID: 25721394

Not exactly. I don't know that I would put the line in its own function. The code to get the form values and show them can all be in one function. Use the code I provided to get the values and then your line to show them would look like ...

document.getElementById('fname').innerHTML = str;

So all together it might look like the code in the snippet below.

bol

function displayText() {
  var frm = document.form1;
  var str = "";
  var sBreak = "<br />";
  str += "Name: " + frm.firstname.value + " " + frm.lastname.value + sBreak;
  str += "DOB: " + frm.dob.value + sBreak;
  str += "Email: " + frm.email_address.value + sBreak;
  str += (frm.gender[0].checked)? "Male" + sBreak : "Female" + sBreak;
  str += "County: " + frm.droplist.value + sBreak;
  if (frm.comments.value != "") str += frm.comments.value + sBreak'
  // repeat for other input boxes as seen above
  if (frm.agree.checked) str += "They agreed." + sBreak;
  // once you have all the info in "str"
  //   assumes "fname" is where you want to show the info
  document.getElementById('fname').innerHTML = str;
}

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by: l_starter_lPosted on 2009-11-02 at 10:20:03ID: 31641770

thank you

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