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Focus a cursor in the search field

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Ive just designed a webstie and the main area is a search box, how do i make the cursor go straight to the search box ready to type when page loads, like google for example...

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check google's html?

Maybe something like this?

"onload="document.f.q.focus()"
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do i put that before /head?
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do i put that before /head?
I don't have a clue mate, that's the bit from google's page which looks most likely but you need someone that knows what they're doing. I probably could've worked this out 10 years ago but not anymore!
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there is a bit about it here, might help, might not.
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there is a bit about it here, might help, might not.
.........although its for forms, so might not.
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cant seem to get it working with any of them/... this is my input field and button...

<input type="hidden" name="cx" value="partner-pubxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxwxxxg-xxl2" />
<input type="hidden" name="ie" value="ISO-xxxx-1" />
<input type="text" name="q" size="60" />
<input type="submit" name="sa" value="Chwilio" />
<input name="reason" type="radio" checked>
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Maybe the smiley in there is causing the problem???
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<!-- TWO STEPS TO INSTALL FOCUS ONLOAD:

1. Add the onLoad event handler into the BODY tag
2. Copy the coding into the BODY of your HTML document -->

<!-- STEP TWO: Insert the onLoad event handler into your BODY tag -->

<BODY OnLoad="document.nameform.user.focus();"><!-- STEP ONE: Paste this code into the BODY of your HTML document -->



<!-- This script and many more are available free online at -->
<!-- The JavaScript Source!! http://javascript.internet.com -->

<center>
<form name="nameform">
Name: <input type=text name=user size=10>
</form>
</center>

<p><center>
<font face="arial, helvetica" size="-2">Free JavaScripts provided<br>
by <a href="http://javascriptsource.com">The JavaScript Source</a></font>
</center><p>

<!-- Script Size: 0.61 KB -->
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You haven't told us your form name, so replace YOURFORM with the name of your form!

<body onload="document.YOURFORM.q.focus()">

<form name="YOURFORM">
<input type="hidden" name="cx" value="partner-pubxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxwxxxg-xxl2" />
<input type="hidden" name="ie" value="ISO-xxxx-1" />
<input type="text" name="q" size="60" />
<input type="submit" name="sa" value="Chwilio" />
<input name="reason" type="radio" checked>
</form>

</body>
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Ambdon:
You haven't told us your form name, so replace YOURFORM with the name of your form!

</body>
is this it?

<form action="http://www.google.co.uk/cse" id="cse-search-box">

and the id is the form name?
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Benjimoron:
<!-- TWO STEPS TO INSTALL FOCUS ONLOAD:

1. Add the onLoad event handler into the BODY tag
2. Copy the coding into the BODY of your HTML document -->

<!-- STEP TWO: Insert the onLoad event handler into your BODY tag -->

<BODY OnLoad="document.nameform.user.focus();"><!-- STEP ONE: Paste this code into the BODY of your HTML document -->



<!-- This script and many more are available free online at -->
<!-- The JavaScript Source!! http://javascript.internet.com -->

<center>
<form name="nameform">
Name: <input type=text name=user size=10>
</form>
</center>

<p><center>
<font face="arial, helvetica" size="-2">Free JavaScripts provided<br>
by <a href="http://javascriptsource.com">The JavaScript Source</a></font>
</center><p>

<!-- Script Size: 0.61 KB -->
Why don't you just use that???
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max401:
is this it?

<form action="http://www.google.co.uk/cse" id="cse-search-box">

and the id is the form name?
Try changing it to:

<form action="http://www.google.co.uk/cse" id="cse-search-box" name="myform">

and then adding:
<body onload="document.myform.q.focus()">
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