Subject Re: [IBO] IBO FAQ Help requested
Author Helen Borrie
At 01:32 PM 29/02/2008, you wrote:
>The IBO FAQ page has two buttons:
>
><Reset previous Search> and <Submit Query Request>
>
>Pressing <Reset previous Search> brings the last item
>selected in the listbox to the focus.
>
>I can find no way to clear it.
>
>Selecting another topic in one of the other listboxes
>and pressing <Submit Query Request> returns the
>red-lettered statement below the first listbox:
>
> Windows-standard multi-select is available in all lists.
> Remember to clear selection each time and select at least one item.
>
>I'm certain <g> that I must be the only one who doesn't understand
>how to use this because it's been like this for a few years at least.

No, you're not alone. ;-)


>I am oblivious about how to 'clear' the selection.
>
>The only way I find to manage this is to close the page, clear the
>cache and open the page again so that I can search on a new topic.

Some time ago Jason moved the FAQ application (originally written by me as an ISAPI application) and merged it within the scope of the larger 'community' application (which uses Indy/CGI). Whatever he did then, it broke the layered search, i.e., you can't do a "drill-down" search via the category and sub-category any more.

If you stick with the lowest-level topics in the rightmost panel and don't touch the other 2 panels, the search works fine and the 'Reset Previous Search' button also behaves properly.

Helen