JavaScript focus() function not working in "start without debugging"

16 Jun 2006 4:10 PM

AnalogKid17

I have the following line of code in my start/login page:

document.getElementById("txtLogin").focus();

When I run the website app through F5 (Debug, Start Debugging) it works
fine (ie, focus on txtLogin). When I run with CTRL+F5 (Debug, Start
without debugging) the focus defaults to the URL box.

Can anybody unveil the mystery ?

Thanks.

Keywords: javascript focus dotnet .net debug "stOOpid problem"

16 Jun 2006 4:12 PM

AnalogKid17

Forgot to mention... version is VS2005

AnalogKi***@gmail.com wrote:
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> I have the following line of code in my start/login page:
>
> document.getElementById("txtLogin").focus();
>
> When I run the website app through F5 (Debug, Start Debugging) it works
> fine (ie, focus on txtLogin). When I run with CTRL+F5 (Debug, Start
> without debugging) the focus defaults to the URL box.
>
> Can anybody unveil the mystery ?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Keywords: javascript focus dotnet .net debug "stOOpid problem"

16 Jun 2006 4:21 PM

Marina Levit [MVP]

I am guessing the debugger is interfering with focus. In general, when
using the debugger in any type of application, all sorts of events can be
interrupted or changed just because the debugger is there.

<AnalogKi***@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>I have the following line of code in my start/login page:
>
> document.getElementById("txtLogin").focus();
>
> When I run the website app through F5 (Debug, Start Debugging) it works
> fine (ie, focus on txtLogin). When I run with CTRL+F5 (Debug, Start
> without debugging) the focus defaults to the URL box.
>
> Can anybody unveil the mystery ?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Keywords: javascript focus dotnet .net debug "stOOpid problem"
>

19 Jun 2006 5:34 PM

AnalogKid17

Marina Levit [MVP] wrote:

> I am guessing the debugger is interfering with focus. In general, when
> using the debugger in any type of application, all sorts of events can be
> interrupted or changed just because the debugger is there.
>

I see... thanks.