Forms submission

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Date: Thu, 4 Nov 93 13:39:00 -0800
From: marca@ncsa.uiuc.edu (Marc Andreessen)
Message-id: <9311042139.AA13246@wintermute.ncsa.uiuc.edu>
To: Charles Henrich <henrich@crh.cl.msu.edu>
Cc: www-talk@nxoc01.cern.ch
Subject: Forms submission
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Charles Henrich writes:
> Ack, I *really* *really* want to be able to submit on multiple field
> entries.  For example, im trying to build a form for my interactive
> weather map (for which now you entry a semi-cryptic "isindex"
> query).  There are two basic options, Show a station report, or show
> a surface map or both.  However, if the user is requesting show a
> surface map, they have to fill out a bunch more information.  I dont
> want to have to have a full page of "fill this out only if your are
> requesting the surface map".  It'd be SO much nicer that when they
> click on the "Show surface map" radio button, the form re-appears,
> this time with all the additional information that is needed.
> 
> Who do I have to appease to get this?  What offerings to the gods
> must I make? :)

For now, go with either the "fill this out only if you want the
surface map" or separate forms, and we'll revisit it in a couple of
months... we really need to stabilize the first cut now, and get some
stable software out there.

Cheers,
Marc