'This field is required' doesn't go away when …

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… the field is filled in.
should this message not disappear, when the field is corrected?
The validation works fine, displaying the error messages when a required field is omitted. But, when you correct the field, the error message stays on. How can it be turned off at that point?

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Hi Ally,
Thanks for that.
Must say, I don’t understand the design decision … it’s not the kind of form-filling behaviour I would be familiar with as a user.
If error messages still remain, when a field is ‘corrected’, it indicates to the user they are still doing something wrong, so it’s confusing.

The new code doesn’t remove the error messages – it only allows the form to submit, which is not the outcome I was hoping for.
Is there a way to remove the messages as the fields are being corrected?
Regards
bb

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Hi,
Thanks. Much appreciated.
Getting there now … it works … but not on the drop-down fields where you have to select an option.
Still somewhat of a crude solution – the error message disappears even without a proper email address format, although won’t submit the form until corrected. Still, it’s better than it was for sure. I’ll find a solution for that issue myself.
I would be ok with it for now if it also took care of the select drop-down lists.

Cheers!
And thanks for you patience
bb

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Another thing on the validation:
I read the advanced section and put this in process php

$email = new Quform_Element('email', 'Email address');
$email->addFilter('trim');
$email->addValidator('required');
$email->addValidator('email', array(
    'messages' => array('invalid' => 'The email address %s is invalid')
));

Quote from the documentation:
“If the value is not valid, the error messages generated by the Validator will be returned back to the user and the form will not be submitted.”
I can’t get anything returned to the user (when using an obviously incorrect), no matter what I do.
I am using my own form, but, in case it mattered, I even tried wrapping that email field in everything – quform element, quform spacer etc – everything that appears in the examples. Still no message? I’m flummoxed!

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Hi Ally
Thanks for all of that.
Much appreciated again.

The email field I have in the form is already as you suggest:
<input name="email" type="email" id="email" placeholder="your email address" />
I thought the email address validator file in the quform lib folder took care of validation the email address? Maybe another step is needed … ?

I will send the files …

Thank you
BB

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Very helpful information here, many thanks once again. Loads of info to digest in the link as well.
So, modern browsers do email validation automatically, even if limited. Mine is a bit old so I’m still getting the quform-error message when trying your first example using the word ‘test’ above.

Before getting the updated ‘scripts’ code, and to achieve consistency, I removed all validation from the process file, except for the email. I even gave that email field the advanced treatment as per instructions in the documentation.

Testing it didn’t produce any error message at all! Nothing! I still don’t know why, but after now adding back in all the other validation as I originally had it in the process file, everything is working again, email as well. So, the previous scenario can remain a mystery.

Thank you for the updated scripts code. The form is looking a lot more consistent now. Really appreciated.

Kind regards
bb

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