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== Summary ==
 
== Summary ==
'''-moz-user-modify''' is a Mozilla property extension to CSS that is used to determine whether or not an element may be modified, and, in certain circumstances, whether or not the content itself is viewable.
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'''-moz-user-modify''' is a Mozilla property extension to CSS that is used to determine whether or not an element may be modified.
  
Possible uses include:  
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'''Media:''' interactive
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Possible uses include:
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*update forms which should prohibit modification of certain content, but wish to utilize the same look-and-feel as the input form (for example, textbox usage).
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*template pages
  
 
== Syntax ==
 
== Syntax ==
 
<pre>
 
<pre>
TARGET_ELEMENT{}
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TARGET_ELEMENT{-moz-user-modify: inherit;}
TARGET_ELEMENT{}
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TARGET_ELEMENT{-moz-user-modify: read-only;}
TARGET_ELEMENT{}
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TARGET_ELEMENT{-moz-user-modify: read-write;}
TARGET_ELEMENT{}
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TARGET_ELEMENT{-moz-user-modify: write-only;}
 
</pre>
 
</pre>
  
 
== Legal Values ==
 
== Legal Values ==
<table border="1">
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<table border="1" cellpadding="3">
 
<tr><th>Value</th><th>Description</th></tr>
 
<tr><th>Value</th><th>Description</th></tr>
 
<tr><td>inherit</td><td>Inherit the value from parent element.</td></tr>
 
<tr><td>inherit</td><td>Inherit the value from parent element.</td></tr>
<tr><td>read-only</td><td>Allow for viewing, selecting and copying the element contents.</td></tr>
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<tr><td>read-only</td><td>Allow for viewing, selecting and copying the element contents. '''This has been tested in FF2.0 and doesn't work.'''</td></tr>
 
<tr><td>read-write</td><td>Allow for viewing, selecting, copying and editing the element contents.</td></tr>
 
<tr><td>read-write</td><td>Allow for viewing, selecting, copying and editing the element contents.</td></tr>
 
<tr><td>write-only</td><td>Allow for selecting and editing the element contents.</td></tr>
 
<tr><td>write-only</td><td>Allow for selecting and editing the element contents.</td></tr>
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== Usage Examples ==
 
== Usage Examples ==
<pre>asdf </pre>
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This sample code provides a textbox which allows the user to type and modify content, but does not allow for the cut, copy and paste facilities:
<pre>asdf </pre>
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<pre>asdf </pre>
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<pre>
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<form method="post" action="foo">
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<span style="-moz-user-modify:write-only;">
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  <input type="text" name="tb1" value="qwerty" />
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</span>
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</form>
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</pre>
  
 
== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==

Latest revision as of 23:41, 13 December 2006

Summary

-moz-user-modify is a Mozilla property extension to CSS that is used to determine whether or not an element may be modified.

Media: interactive

Possible uses include:

  • update forms which should prohibit modification of certain content, but wish to utilize the same look-and-feel as the input form (for example, textbox usage).
  • template pages

Syntax

TARGET_ELEMENT{-moz-user-modify: inherit;}
TARGET_ELEMENT{-moz-user-modify: read-only;}
TARGET_ELEMENT{-moz-user-modify: read-write;}
TARGET_ELEMENT{-moz-user-modify: write-only;}

Legal Values

ValueDescription
inheritInherit the value from parent element.
read-onlyAllow for viewing, selecting and copying the element contents. This has been tested in FF2.0 and doesn't work.
read-writeAllow for viewing, selecting, copying and editing the element contents.
write-onlyAllow for selecting and editing the element contents.

Usage Examples

This sample code provides a textbox which allows the user to type and modify content, but does not allow for the cut, copy and paste facilities:

<form method="post" action="foo">
 <span style="-moz-user-modify:write-only;">
  <input type="text" name="tb1" value="qwerty" />
 </span>
</form>

Notes

This property is similar to the user-modify property of CSS3.

Specification Conformance

Doesn't conform to CSS standards; A Mozilla CSS Extension.

Browser Compatibility

Netscape 6+
Mozilla 0.6+
Firefox 1.0+

See Also

-moz-user-focus
-moz-user-input
-moz-user-select

References

Mozilla Developer Centre - CSS Reference - Mozilla Extensions (developer.mozilla.org)
Netscape CSS Extensions (blooberry.com)
User Interface for CSS3 (w3.org)