IE and entering "text" in form fields

[Guest blowdart]

Apologies if this is in the very massive bug list and I overlooked it.

When I refresh web pages with form fields in then navigate to the field and press a key I get a number. This happens no matter what input type is selected, T9, ABC or 123. If I delete the number and press the key again lo I get the expected result of the first ABC letter the key inputs.

Now is this just me, or is it yet another bug?

[Guest The Undefeated]

I dont think its really a problem though, it only seems to be when you first press a key, after that you can do letters

[Guest blowdart]

I dont think its really a problem though, it only seems to be when you first press a key, after that you can do letters

I disagree. If you're used to typing in passwords you tend not to think when pressing the keys you know will write the password. THis number only bug is annoying.

Also you're having to do 3-6 key presses to get the right letter, the original keypress which produces a number, then delete, then 1/2/3/4 to get your letter.

It's a problem.

Glad to see it's not just me though

[Guest blowdart]

Just to update this and be more specific.

If you go to a page with multiple text boxes and use the roller bar thingy to move between them but do NOT press the roller bar in to move focus and the cursor into the text box then press a numeric key the number appears.

If however you press the roller bar thingy and wait for the flashing text entry cursor to appear a key press will produce the expected T9/ABC letter.

Lovely.

[Guest Confucious]

Until you have selected a text box the phone thinks you are using the numeric keypad to enter a number - seems logical to me.

I think it iis functioning as designed -you might not agree with the design but I'm sure if they'd designed it differntly someone else would have said it should be domne the way it is......

[Guest blowdart]

Until you have selected a text box the phone thinks you are using the numeric keypad to enter a number - seems logical to me.

If the keypress trigger a dial, or movement to a shortcut I'd agree, but as the number goes into the text box it strikes me as badly thought out.

[Guest Confucious]

Or more likely not thought out at all....

[Guest dearsina]

It is definitely a problem, no matter how "logical" it might be. It didn't behave like this on the previous versions of IE.

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