Help out poor zDooom with html 8(

[zDooom]

sorry i'm not back for long, but everyone here is so smart so i was hoping you'd help.

i've got an option bar, i want it to have a submit button that links, so i was hoping someone could show me how and explain as well, the code i have is just the option atm

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<form>
<select name="pick a game">
<option value="ff.hmt">Final fantasy</option>
<option value="halo.htm">Halo</option>
<option value="ssbm.htm">Super Smash Brothers</option>
</select>
</form>

i know i need an input button, and i think i need to put an action on the form, but other than that i'm lost >.<

[frumplstlskn]

Use javascript. :(
I've never gotten into html forms, can't help ya buddy. This site can though.

http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_forms.asp

[lambchopsil]

Yes, you'll need JavaScript:

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<script>
function jump_to_link(weblist) {
  url_number=weblist.selectedIndex;
  location=weblist.options[url_number].value;
}
</script>


Put that code in your head section of your html

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<form>
<select name="pick_a_game" onchange="jump_to_link(this)">
<option value="ff.htm">Final Fantasy
<option value="halo.htm">Halo
<option value="ssbm.htm">Super Smash Brothers
</select>
</form>


Also note that you don't need

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</option>

and that your "ff.hmt" should probably be "ff.htm"

Names usually shouldn't have spaces, so change it to "pick_a_game"

(I hope I did that right and didn't forget something...)

[zDooom]

thanks, and the hmt was a typo >.>;;
and if i want new window, where would i put the

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 taget="_blank"

? and, if you could help me out and explain what the script tags where so i can understand how to do it on my own

[lambchopsil]

It's "target" not "taget"

As for scripts, you might as well look at the site frumplstlskn posted.

[zDooom]

that was another typo >.<