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Interactive Forms 14
Sending your form data via a mailto address is not without its problems. Some browsers, most
notably Internet Explorer, are set to warn the user initially whenever a form button using
mailto is selected. Although many users let the mail go through, they do have the option to stop it from being
sent. Although, there is no way to detect if the user has an e-mail client, such as Outlook or Thunderbird
installed on their systems, a necessary element for the mailto technique to work.
The method defaults to post, the most commonly used option. You can also choose get or default,
which leaves the method up to the browser. In most cases, you should leave the method set to post.
Enctype stands for encoding type; this value tells the server in what format the data is being sent. For more
information, refer to the sidebar titled ???Declaring the Encoding Type (Enctype)??? in this chapter.
Finally, the Target field tells the server which frame or window to use when displaying a response to the
form. If you don??™t specify a target, any response displays in the current frame or window.
Forms cannot be placed inline with any other element such as text or graphics. Keep in mind the following
additional considerations when it comes to mixing forms and other Web-page elements:
n Forms expand as objects are inserted into them; you can??™t resize a form by dragging its boundaries.
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