Attempting a search before posting can throw you out

[tst]

Laura, I just noticed something - if I click the New Message button in a board where searching before posting is required (like the LabVIEW board) and I then click the Go button instead of pressing Enter, I'm directed to the forums' main page instead of the search results page.
Pressing Enter while inside the search field works properly and loads the results page, from which I can proceed to posting.

I doubt many people ran into this, but this might be another reason why people are posting to existing threads.

[Laura F.]

Hi tst,

Thanks for the report!  I have tried to see the behavior you describe, but didn't have any luck.  I did the following:

1. Started in the LabVIEW board, clicked "New Message"
2. Entered words into the search field, clicked "Go" button rather than use Enter Key
3. Went to a search results page
4. Clicked "Post This Question" and went to the post page with LabVIEW as my chosen board.

Is there something I'm missing?  Maybe a profile option you have that I'm not using?  I basically have everything in my profile set to default.  I also tried this test with a non-administrator profile with the same results.

Thanks!
Laura

[tst]

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@Laura F. wrote:

I did the following:

1. Started in the LabVIEW board, clicked "New Message"
2. Entered words into the search field, clicked "Go" button rather than use Enter Key
3. Went to a search results page

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My problem is that it  only gets to number 3 if you press Enter. If you press GO, it just goes to the front page.

Looking at the HTML for this button shows this: a href="/" onclick="javascript:document.forms['search_bar'].submit();.

I haven't been able to find what happens if you press the Enter button, but I'm guessing that this is either a problem with the submit method or with onclick event.

As for my profile options, there are a few which are not set to default, but I've tried setting the ones which would seem reasonably related back and it didn't change this. I also tested and this happens both in floated and unfloated boards.

Can anyone else see this?

As I said, this is a minor issue in the first place, so if no one else can see this, I guess it's even less important.