Re: Problem with WHEN-LIST-CHANGED trigger behavior

beansboy_at_my-dejanews.com wrote:
>
> You're correct - it only will fire when it changes.
>
> This is one idea (maybe not the best one) -- in your list, have a 'not
> selected' list element. In your when_list_changed code, at the end have it
> manually assign the 'not selected' value to the list. That means that when
> the user would like to select something, he/she will have to change the
> value.
>
> This might be a little confusing to the user - they select something, and the
> list zips back to 'not selected', but whatever they asked for is done...
>

Maybe the reason that it's confusing is that choosing from a poplist is an unusual way for a user to specify an action? Suggests to me that maybe this aspect of the UI should be re-examined? Received on Fri Oct 09 1998 - 21:26:28 CEST