> Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 14:33:10 -0000
> From: "Matthew J. Dovey" <[log in to unmask]>
>
> To illustrate the problem I wrote a very simple webpage
>
> <html>
> <body>
> <form method="get" action="http://server/baseurl?database=olis&">
> <input type="text" name="query" />
> <input type="submit" />
> </form>
> </body>
> </html>
>
> [...]
> However when I try to use this from both Internet Explorer and Opera
> (can someone verify this in Mozilla and Netscape) the URL that they both
> try to go to when you hit the submit button is
> http://server/baseurl?query=smith
> NOT
> http://server/baseurl?database=olis&query=smith
Hmm. I observe the same behaviour using Mozilla 1.5 and also
Konquerer 3.1-12. With Matthew's tests of Exploiter and Opera, that
seems like pretty conclusive sampling of the browser population.
So. OK, I take back everything I just said. I think the browsers'
behaviour here is antisocial, but if that's the world that we live in,
then I agree with Matthew that Theo's suggestion will, after all,
cause more problems than it solves.
Sorry, Theo. The world was never meant for one as beautiful as you
:-)
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