Spry Blue Tab Helper gone...

Question

I am attempting to use the Spry Text Validator for a page on my site, but I cannot get the blue tab to appear to edit the properties. This is kind of interesting, because they work on my pages that were created in the root folder, but I'm having my issues with pages in other folders (ie, site_root/folder/webpage.php). The only other difference I've come across is that I have created my Server Behaviors first on the pages I'm having issues with, and with the pages that the Spry blue tabs appear, I created the Server Behaviors after adding Spry Validation. Also, I have confirmed the the Spry .js and .css are pointing to the correct folder and files. Any help would be appreciated!
Update:
So I have found the issue, but I don't know how to resolve it. When I create a Spry Validation Text Field, an object is not being created. For example, there is no:
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
var sprytextfield1 = new Spry.Widget.ValidationTextField("sprytextfield1");
//-->
</script>
being created on my page. If I manually create it, the blue tab will appear. However, I have to do this for every Spry Validation object I create. Why is this? Is it something I'm doing?

Answer 1

Hi,
I often come across similar issues using DW. I do not believe it is a Spry related issue, but one of DW.
My solution to the text input validation field is to first create normal form fields and then convert them to Spry validation form fields. This works fine because the extra mark-up is automatically created.
I hope this helps.
Ben