One of the most annoying things Domino does that it insists on adding a Submit button to a form. I will add my own buttons, thank you.
I have one database that has a form (Search Form). I added my own search button. No submit button shows on this form when displayed in the browser, only the HTML search button that I added.
I copied this form to a second database. made no changes to the form, but a Submit button is being displayed along with my HTML search button. I Why? Is there a database property that I am missing somewhere?
Subject: What causes the Submit button to be added to a form?
I suspect this is related to the ‘Use Javascript when generating pages’ option on the first tab of the database properties.
See the Domino Designer 7 Help topic titled ‘Creating formulas and buttons for the Web’ for a table listing the behavior changes for when this option is selected and not selected.
Subject: What causes the Submit button to be added to a form?
Domino adds the submit button b/c you can’t have a form without a way to submit. (it has been there for a long time, maybe 4.7) - I don’t care for it either.
On your Database Properties box click “Use JavaScript when generating pages”. This will remove that button on all of your forms for that db.
Subject: RE: What causes the Submit button to be added to a form?
Thanks to the both of you for your responses. I actually thought of the “Use Javascript” option after having a chance to sleep on it.
The automatic addition of the button without the option set is an annoying feature. People have been designing web pages for a long time and they have done just fine by adding their own buttons.
Subject: RE: What causes the Submit button to be added to a form?
I just thought I would throw my $0.02 (USD) in here:
I am designing a form for Blackberry browser. If I don’t enable javascript, I get that damn annoying “Submit” button. My problem is that if I enable javascript to get rid of the button, the blackberry browser then complains about not supporting javascript.
Now I have to spend more time coming up with a work-around because some dolt thought it was a good idea to assume I wanted a submit button on every web form I design.
