ASP.NET Panels for Multi-Section Form = NETSCAPE Problems

[DSect]

I was testing a simple form:

2 Panels
Each panel has a textbox, requiredfield validator and a button

On page load, panel 1 is visible, panel 2 is not visible.

Panel 1's textbox has required field validator
Clicking button on panel one makes Panel 1 not visible and Panel 2 visible

Here's the problem:
On NETSCAPE / OPERA / MOZILLA:
With Client Side validation turned OFF on the requiredfield validator, Panel 1 does not validate on button click, it simply shows panel 2. If I press panel 2's button, validation errors for Panel 1's textbox.

This is wacky?? If I'm doing all server-side validation, why doesn't the validation event fire on Panel 1's button click?

The page works as expected in IE, but that's only 75% of my user base.

How can I get ASP.NET to server-side validate the textbox of Panel 1 and not let it continue to Panel 2 until Panel 1's validation is complete..??

This has to be a common problem?

Thank you very much!!

 

[DSect]

Anyone have this problem?

I tried making the validation event fire and it still passes over it in Netscape.. The server-side just doesn't fire until the "whole page" has been rendered, regardless of the panels..

 

[DSect]

Ok - Here's the deal..

If you turn off client-side validation, in Mozilla browsers, the serverside validation didn't hit until the last panel was shown.

BUT

I simply added a Page.IsValid (before showing the next panel) into my stuff and it works fine. I didn't have to explictly do the Page.IsValid for it to work with IE, but I was probably doing it wrong by NOT checking IsValid on each "step" of the process.

Case closed. .NET .Newbieness in effect.