[Leray Fab]
I confirm the saveOnSubmit option added to the 1.7.1 is not working for me too, or at least, not every times...

I use icefaces 1.7.1 + Seam.

If I try to submit my form using :

 <ui:define name="contentData">
<s:validateAll>
<table class="splitPane_70_30">
<tr>
<td>
<ice:inputRichText id="axisDescription" height="400px"
value="#{searchAxisCreate.newSearchAxis.description}" language="fr" skin="silver"
saveOnSubmit="true" toolbar="Athena Simple" customConfigPath="/js/athena/fckConfig.js" />
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</s:validateAll>
</ui:define>

    <ice:commandLink id="validate" action="#{searchAxisCreate.chooseRecipients()}" type="submit">
           <ice:outputText value="#{messages['athena.commons.action.Next']}" />
           <s:conversationId />
   </ice:commandLink>

it is not working everi time i try : some times, the backing bean setter is called, some times not... Threrefore I use this workaround:

  <ice:commandLink id="validate" action="#{searchAxisCreate.chooseRecipients()}" type="submit"
         onclick="Athena.commons.icefaces.saveRichInputText();">
         <ice:outputText value="#{messages['athena.commons.action.Next']}" />
         <s:conversationId />
     </ice:commandLink>

with the given java script function (extracted from the fckeditor javascript code):


/**
 * Trigger a submit for all rich input text editors on the page.
 */
Athena.commons.icefaces.saveRichInputText = function()
{
    var all = Ice.Repository.getAll();

    for (i=0; i < all.length; i++)
    {
        var instanceName = all[i].thirdPartyObject.InstanceName;
        var editIns = FCKeditorAPI.GetInstance(instanceName);

        if (editIns != null)
        {
            var element = $(instanceName);
            element.value = editIns.GetXHTML(true);
        }
    }

    var form = Ice.util.findForm(element);
    iceSubmit(form,element,new Object());

    return false;
}

When doing this, I force twice the submission for the richInputText and my backing bean setter searchAxisCreate.newSearchAxis.description is called as well. Nevertheless, it works but it is not the way it should work... The saveOnSubmit should already does this job (and, I repeat, it does not every times).

At that point, I have a problem with my workaround. I have a form with required input texts and I want to add a Cancel button with a popup message to confirm or not this cancelation. With my workaround, I also have to submit the form with ice:commandLink because, if I don't do it and choose not to cancel and go back to my page (using s:link for example), I lose the text I typed in the richInputText... No problem, I use the commandLink : but it means I have to fill in all the required fields just to have the possibility to make the cancel button work!!! (if not all the required fields are filled in, the submission is not performed indeed...)

Today, I'm quite stuck because I have two possibilities :
- I keep going on with the buggy saveonSubmit that submit "when it wants to" and my cancel mechanism works fine
- I use my workaround, but, in case of presence of required fields, I have to fill in the fields just to allow the cancel button to work... which is crazy...

Thanks for your help.