Immediate Feedback for Inputs that are Missing

2 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/forms.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/forms.js.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..42b1c45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/forms.js.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# Simple Form Toggle for required fields
+$(document).ready ->
+  validate_fields = (obj)->
+    if ($(obj).val() == "")
+      $(obj).addClass "invalid"
+    else
+      $(obj).removeClass "invalid"
+
+  sel = "input.required, textarea.required"
+  $(sel).each (i, e)-> validate_fields(e)
+  $(sel).keyup -> validate_fields(this)
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/gemeinschaft-generic.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/gemeinschaft-generic.css.scss
index 7077c87..9448b84 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/gemeinschaft-generic.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/gemeinschaft-generic.css.scss
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ input, textarea, .uneditable-input {
     width: 96%;
   }
 }
+input, textarea {
+  &.invalid {
+    box-shadow: inset -9px 0px 0px rgb(255, 219, 219), inset -14px 0px 0px rgb(255, 245, 245) !important;
+  }
+}
 
 select {
   width: 520px;