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**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [October 25, 2007, 4:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-use-javascript-in-rhtml/196502 "2007-10-25T16:22:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:**  [@advait](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/advait)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 4:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-use-javascript-in-rhtml/196502/1 "2007-10-25T16:22:13Z")
hello,
I needed to know a javascript function which I can use for focusing my
cursor on the first text field of a given page.
That is as soon as I load a page, my cursor should start blinking in the
first text field
Regards
Advait
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**Author:**  [@advait](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/advait)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 7:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-use-javascript-in-rhtml/196502/2 "2007-10-25T19:55:48Z")
Take a look at [http://lena.franken.de/software/javascript/](http://lena.franken.de/software/javascript/)
On Oct 25, 10:22 am, Advait B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)
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**Author:**  [@advait](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/advait)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 2:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-use-javascript-in-rhtml/196502/3 "2007-10-26T14:39:02Z")
Bill S. wrote:
> Take a look at [http://lena.franken.de/software/javascript/](http://lena.franken.de/software/javascript/)
>
> On Oct 25, 10:22 am, Advait B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)
Thank You for looking into my problem , ill definately go through the
url.
Regards
Advait
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**Author:**  [@advait](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/advait)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 3:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-use-javascript-in-rhtml/196502/4 "2007-10-26T15:14:51Z")
What do you mean that you have to “traverse many links”? It sounded
like you just wanted to set the focus to a text field so that the user
can type without having to tab to the field. That’s what the script
does.
How exactly does it fail to meet your needs?
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**Author:**  [@advait](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/advait)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 3:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-use-javascript-in-rhtml/196502/5 "2007-10-26T15:09:37Z")
Advait B. wrote:
> Bill S. wrote:
>
> > Take a look at [http://lena.franken.de/software/javascript/](http://lena.franken.de/software/javascript/)
> >
> > On Oct 25, 10:22 am, Advait B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)
>
> Thank You for looking into my problem , ill definately go through the
> url.
>
> Regards
>
> Advait
Respecter Sir,
The tutorial is definately helpful if i have only one page and it
captions reads
" This is useful for forms where the user should simply type in
something witout having to navigate to the first field "
But this is not the case with mine…I traverse through many
links…
If possible please let me know how could I carry out this process…