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4th April 2005

Edit in Place with JavaScript and CSS

“Edit in place (also called in-place editing) follows the axiom Alan Cooper calls ‘allow input wherever you have output.’ The combobox — a form element unfortunately absent from HTML — demonstrates this. In the same place where the current selection is displayed, the user can enter a value directly.”

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