Can't press enter to perform simple search in IE 6 - works in Firefox

[tmb]

Reported by NORA

[tdb01r]

 http://www.eprints.org/tech.php/7172.html

[tdb01r]

Nor does it work in IE7, but here's a solution  http://www.eprints.org/tech.php/8219.html

[tdb01r]

Resolved in r3045.

[tmb]

Still does not work in IE6

Tested using 3.0.5 and 3.1.0-rc-1

[sf03r@…]

patch for the Search Perl Module

[sf03r@…]

Several patches need to be applied to fix this (kind of) bug:

- patch Perl Module so that searches are rendered with an extra hidden field which tricks EPrints into thinking that the Search button was pressed (actually it defined a default action which is 'search'). What you need for that is "ie_submit_form_pressing_enter.patch" attached to this ticket.

- patch static pages which have a search form (eg. frontpage, toolbar) to include the hidden field (that can be done manually really...)

Tim Brody's solution adds a hidden field called "_action_search", I added a hidden field called "_default_action". I don't know if one is better than the other, or if it matters at all.

[tmb]

From Chris Gutteridge:

Try editing Screen/AbstractSearch?.pm and adding this to the top of "sub from"

if( $self->{session}->have_parameters && !EPrints::Utils::is_set( $self->{processor}->{action} ) ) {

$self->{processor}->{action} = "search";

}

[sf03r@…]

Chris Gutteridge's solution is the one to use as his single change resolves all the problems (i.e. no need to worry about static forms like the one on the toolbar,frontpage).

Tested on 3.0.5 + IE6 and IE7

[cjg]

fixed in r3677