uneditable text_field

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<%= form.text_field :tags, :value => tags, :disabled=>"disabled" %>

disabled makes it uneditable, but when I submit my form, I suppose the value of the input field becomes non-existant since it is disabled. What workarounds are available?

Thanks

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The best "workaround" would be to learn HTML. Start by reading here:

  <Forms in HTML documents;

:: and specifically look at the "readonly" attribute :slight_smile:

FWIW,

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I know html, but two issues:

1) I don't know how to add the readonly attribute into a text_field tag 2) I read that readonly is not widely suppported

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I know html, but two issues:

1) I don't know how to add the readonly attribute into a text_field tag

Uh, wouldn't it be just like the disabled attribute you already used?

2) I read that readonly is not widely suppported

Read where? There's a lot of outdated information out there.

In any case, easy enough to test on the most common browsers.

Besides, if it's really a concern -- why make it a form field at all?