I had 2 questions I wanted to put out there. 

First, why was the focus removed from the Account Login Module?  This module used to automatically focus on the username field, but it doesn't anymore in the most recent version of DNN (4.04.01).  I have added it back in on my portal, but I was just curious as to what the reasoning was.

Second, has anyone here used the SigmaPro Draconis 5.0/6.0 Help Desk Module?  (That was a mouthful!)  Can you lend me any insight into your likes and dislikes with its functionality, usability, integration, bugs, etc.?  It would be nice to preview a module like this, but that is not always possible.  :)  The description offers me too many ideas as to how this module(s) might be put together and used.

http://www.onyaktech.com/Modules/AllOnyakTechProducts/tabid/373/CategoryID/1/List/1/Level/a/ProductID/49/Default.aspx
(scroll down to see the actual module info)

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Will Strohl

Upendo Ventures DNN experts since 2003 Official provider of the Hotcakes Commerce Cloud and SLA support

Just a comment on the first one about the login auto-focus.  I just loaded v.4.1.1 and noticed the same thing.  I haven't used DNN for a bit, so I'm not sure when this feature was removed.  I just thought it was some kind of script being prevented from firirng due to my browser security.  Had not really looked into it. 

Being one of the early users of DNN back in the DNN v1.0.7 days, I was one pushing for that mod in the first place.  Refresh my memory, and explain how you fixed it?

Thanks!

Well, I checked the v04.04.01 version code against the last version code I had running v04.00.02.  Sure enough, that code has been significantly changed, but there is not much in the summary section about it.  Also, in going over the v04.04.01 code in the signin.ascx.vb, you'll find that there is some code to do this type of thing.  Trouble is - as you discovered - it doesn't work.  It got me to thinking about how this was done. 

Originally, setting focus on a form was only possible in ASP.Net v1.x by kludging some codebehind to write a javascript command to do it.  You can find the code that is being called in the present version by inspecting the function call in the signin.ascx.vb code:  setformfocus(txtUserName), which references code in the Globals.vb.  Take a look at it, and you'll see what I'm talking about. 

Now, back to the signin.ascx.vb code, the snippet that actually calls this function has an issue, most probably due to the function not working as expected.  You can change the code to include your 'fix' in the snippet and rebuild the solution to get around it.  Here's the snippet with the revision:

If Not Request.QueryString("username") Is Nothing Then
txtUsername.Text = Request.QueryString("username")
'SetFormFocus(txtPassword)
txtPassword.Focus()
Else
' SetFormFocus(txtUsername)
txtUsername.Focus()
End If

Looks like things have improved since I last worked with ASP.Net.  Imagine being able to set focus in a straightforward manner.  Wow, huh?  BTW - I've not looked into why the Globals code is not working, but someone on Core needs a look.  Hopefully, I'll be able to log a Gemini point on it later. 

Cheers!