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Tab index[edit]
If the submit/reset buttons were replace with the div/a blocks.
Before:
<input type='text' name='text1'> <br /> <input type='reset' value='Reset' name='reset'> <input type="submit" value="Submit">
After:
<input type='text' name='text1' tabindex="1"> <br /> <div id="clear_my_form" tabindex="2"><a href="#">reset</a></div> <div id="submit_my_form" tabindex="3"><a href="#">submit</a></div>
takes the Accessibility issues into consideration:
- tabindex: Users are able to press tab key to jump to next form element.
- press space key or enter key to trigger the reset or submit the form.
- press enter key to submit the form in any input box.
used functions:
- jQuery Howto: jQuery Form Reset
- .submit() | jQuery API Documentation
- .keypress() | jQuery API Documentation keypress event works on div element but not a element.
further reading:
Accesskey[edit]
HTML Global accesskey Attribute. Avoid to conflict with the browser keyboard shortcut e.g. Chrome keyboard shortcuts.
Form submit[edit]
Disable the button to prevent multiple form submits e.g. javascript - Disable submit button on form submit - Stack Overflow