Re: Can buttons be changed to links?

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On 11/3/06, Fredrik Jervfors <sqm_admin@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > True, except even within SM sometimes those functions are invoked by
> > links. For example, on the message listing "Forward" is a button, but when
> >  reading a message "Forward" is a link.
>
> That's because you can forward one, or more than one, message from the
> message listing, but not when reading a message. A link won't be able to
> understand which checkboxes you've selected.
>
> > Likewise, the Spam Buttons plugin
> > uses "Spam" and "Not Spam" buttons a message list, but does them as
> > links when reading a message.
>
> Dito.

Ditto.  ;-)

FYI, just from a strictly technical perspective, there is no reason a
link cannot do what a button does, but that requires JavaScript
support ala the link's onclick handler.  You could certainly hack your
SM up to make this happen, but if you want it to be supportable by us,
you'll want to do this in your own template set for 1.5.2+

> > Even if the function needs to appear as a button once, maybe that large
> > button could be shoved to the bottom of the page and the function called
> > with links in the more convenient part of the page.
>
> When the template engine is done you can move the buttons where you want.
> Mabye it's even possible to use JavaScript to replace the buttons with
> links, but that's not going to happen in SquirrelMail 1.4.
>
> Sincerely,
> Fredrik

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