10 Javascript Tricks for Better Forms
Posted March 5th, 2009 by George Huger
Nothing exposes the gap between web apps and desktop applications more than plain HTML forms. Fortunately, by leveraging Javascript we can start to close this gap while maintaining a consistent experience for users using screen readers and old browsers.
We’ve identified 10 ways in which normal HTML forms fall short, and dug up the Javascript and CSS code you’ll need to fix them. Although the best enhancements are so intuitive as to be unnoticed, rest assured your visitors would thank you if they knew.
Note: Many of the solutions in this list depend on jQuery, our javascript framework of choice.
