[Opensource] javascript bug on login page?

[Michael Rimov]

At 12:31 PM 11/27/2002 -0800, you wrote:
>I was typing in the password and then hitting the return key, rather than 
>clicking on the login button.  The return key gives the *impression* of 
>submitting the form, but something goes wrong, and the login is not 
>accepted. It must be a JavaScript bug.
>
>So when the next person complains about this login page, tell them to 
>click the button instead of hitting the return key.
>
>You can replicate this on http://www.jcorporate.com/Login.do (I tested on 
>winxp using IE 6 and Netscape 6.2) by first trying the return key after 
>typing in the password, and then try the same login info, but hit the 
>login button instead.

Larry,

I wanted to pass on some background information as to what seems to be 
happening, and why enter doesn't want to work unless there is javascript 
embedded.

Login Page actually has TWO forms:

Form 1:  The icons at the top of the page that include things like 
'logout', 'update registration settings', 'register', 'change password', etc.

Form 2:  User name / password

The problem is that by default, if my focus is in form 2 and I hit enter, 
the web browsers [at least IE] somehow consider it a 'submit' from Form 1 
(!!).  Thus the weirdness you've been experiencing.

So I had to introduce javascript for the UserName and Password boxes to 
capture the return key, and submit the appropriate form.

Now if somebody has a better generic workaround, I'd love to hear it.  But 
I'd like for people to know what's going on here.

HTH!
                                                 -Mike