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05-23-2005, 08:53 PM

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Sending email via image

I've got an email script for my new splash page (will be up shortly)
I want visitors to be able to send a message by pressing an image, rather than the boring standard 'submit' button.

How do I code it so it allows the image to essentially, be the submit button?

Thanks in advance,
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05-23-2005, 09:11 PM

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Looking at the input element specification, it looks like src is a valid attribute so this should work:

HTML Code:

<input src="/path/to/myImage.png" type="submit" value="Submit" name="submit" />

and you can probably use CSS too if you want (better option IMO).

xhtml:

Code:

<input type="submit" value="Submit" name="submit" id="submit" />

css:

Code:

#submit
{
    padding: 10px;
    margin: 0;
    background: #fff url(/path/to/myImage.png) no-repeat;
}

05-23-2005, 09:23 PM

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Thanks Koobi, but it still doesn't work either way.
Must I put a hyperlink on the image to make it clickable? if so what would the link be?

Does anyone want to fix the problem for me, or suggest a good way of creating an email script.
I only want two boxes in this order:
Message
Email.

05-23-2005, 09:28 PM

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I believe it needs to be an image.

Code:

<input type="image" src="path/to/image.gif" name="Submit" value="Submit"/>

05-23-2005, 09:30 PM

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I have an e-mail script somewhere. I can send you that if you want.

05-23-2005, 09:33 PM

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Hmmm schroder what you said worked, except it went to:
--WEBBOT-SELF--

Duno why, er can you send me that script please, my email is gethinoakes@gmail.com

Thanks,
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05-23-2005, 09:37 PM

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--WEBBOT-SELF--?

What do you have set for the action in the form? (I'm assuming your talking about the form submiting incorrectly or is it the image itself having problems?)

I have to head out really quick so I'll have to send the script when I get back. I can also edit it a little to match the fields you need if you want.

05-23-2005, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by schroder

Its a stupid thing frontpage added in, since im using it to code... it shouldn't.

Guess that'll be tomorrow for me then, thanks

05-23-2005, 10:28 PM

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Ended up finding the script faster then I thought, so I sent it to your email before leaving my home office. Cleaned it up a little so that you could fill in your information if you wanted. I'm not sure how comfratable you are with that stuff.

If you give me some time I can enhance it a little.

If you have any questions just let me know. I'm in a spot where I can communicate but not code (if that makes any sense).

Good luck on the new splash screen design

05-23-2005, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by schroder

thanks for the script, although as you may have guessed I'm a bit confused by it all...