Chapter 68. Working with Form Widgets
The little thingies that you click and type text into on a form have a name other than thingies. They're called widgets and occasionally also form fields or form objects. A large part of designing an effective form is being able to identify the various widgets and knowing which ones to use for what kinds of entries.
GEEKSPEAKWidgets (also form fields or form objects) are the little thingies that you click and type text into on a form. |
Table 68.1 runs down the list of HTML widgets, in case you need a refresher. The sections that follow take each widget in turn.
| WIDGET | USED FOR | TAG |
|---|---|---|
| Button (generic) | Launching a function | <input type=“button”> |
| Checkbox | Selecting any number of several options ... |
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