[AWS] can HTML field type TEXT be used for interactive use ?

[Marius Amado-Alves]

HTML allows predefined value on both types of field. Probably you're
not using the right *attribute* of TEXT type.

On 20 April 2011 06:40, brett hallett <dragoncity at aanet.com.au> wrote:
> Hello,
> I'm using Ada-AWS for some simple data entry tasks and in a effort
> to reduce the amount of 'overhead' coding and have written a AWS Code
> Generator which automatically converts a KompoZer HTML file into a
> complete AdaCore-GPS project ( .adb, .gpr, etc ) which are generated
> with little input from the developer ( me) who then adds local logic
> code as necessary. Its quite a rapid way to get a working AWS program.
>
> However I find that </textarea is the only field type that seems to
> offer true interactive usability. ie: will both allow input and
> updating. TEXT appears to allow only inputting.
>
> Is this a limitation of HTML or AWS ?
>
> The attached example program gets two values from a TEXT field , but
> has to display the results in a TEXTAREA field, and it also appears
> that its difficult to control its displayed field size and
> value alignment and is somewhat 'chunky'. ( A HTML problem I guess)
>
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Brett
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