I am trying to come up with a workaround for the fact that IE does not allow one to hide() option elements in a select box:
http://groups.google.com/group/jquery-en/browse_thread/thread/8c0cd83701397c/925696d05016bb22?lnk=gst&q=hide+select+options+ie#925696d05016bb22 I am doing that by using a jQuery plugin: http://www.texotela.co.uk/code/jquery/select/ With my own restoreOptions() modification. All would work well if it wasn't for IE!!!!! My solution works great until one uses the "refresh" button or posts the form and hits the back "back" button. When this happens, IE loses the value that was selected in the child select box. I have traced this to the fact that IE restores the DOM from the code on refresh but has a problem getting the correct option that was selected before the refresh (Firefox and Opera don't have this problem). Example: http://rcs-comp.com/code_examples/jquery_ie_select_refresh_problem/ Currently, the console in Firefox shows: document ready(): Fri Nov 09 2007 18:20:17 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time) option count: 10 initial index: 5 initial value: green_money hidden value: green_money value after: green_money and after "refresh" document ready(): Fri Nov 09 2007 18:21:16 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time) option count: 10 initial index: 5 initial value: green_money hidden value: green_money value after: green_money IE 7 (doesn't work in 6 either) shows: document ready(): Fri Nov 9 18:21:44 EST 2007 option count: 10 initial index: 5 initial value: green_money hidden value: green_money value after: green_money and after "refresh" (notice the second select box lost its value) document ready(): Fri Nov 9 18:23:37 EST 2007 option count: 10 initial index: 2 <-- this is a problem initial value: red_wagon <-- this is a problem hidden value: green_money <-- this is what the value above should be value after: -1 I have come up with a fix using a hidden form field. But I don't like the solution and it results in an extra value being posted. http://rcs-comp.com/code_examples/jquery_ie_select_refresh_problem/fixed.html Any insights are much appreciated!!!!
