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folder creation in javascript

How to create folder with specific name in javascript? I don't want to create folder in PC, but just create HTML's div with specific content inside. The name should be entered when I click "create new folder" and after I hit enter div appears just below "create new folder" section. I don't want to hard code all elements and so on, so maybe there is an easier way to do that?
I want to create something like this, but appending this code in javaScript would be nonsense
<div class="new_folder">
<div class="folder_icon">
<div class="folder_icon_border">
<div class="folder_icon_bubble"></div>
<div class="folder_icon_bubble"></div>
<div class="folder_icon_bubble"></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="folder_name">
<p class="folder_name_txt"></p>
</div>
<div class="folder_do">
<div class="icon" ng-click="someFunction()"></div>
</div>
</div>

There's multiple method to do that, it's just an append of html in a container.
You can try something like this
$(document).ready(function(){
$("#buttonCreateFolder").click(function()
{
var name=$("#folderName").val();
if(name!="")
{
var div="<div class='folder'><span class='fname'>Folder : "+name+"</span> Your content here</div>";
$(".container").append(div);
$("#folderName").val("");
}
});
});
.folder{
position:relative;
background-color:yellow;
width:300px;
height:150px;
margin:20px;
border:solid 1px #999;
padding:40px 10px 5px 10px;
display:inline-table;
}
.fname{
position:absolute;
width:100%;
text-align:center;
border-bottom:solid 1px black;
top:0;
left:0;
height:20px;
}
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.4/jquery.min.js"></script>
<input type="text" id="folderName" name="folderName" placeholder="Folder Name"> <button id="buttonCreateFolder">
Create Folder
</button>
<div class="container">
</div>

Add icons inside textbox area onfocus event, using bootstrap and javascript

Does anybody knows how can I add some bootstrap icons to my textarea. Icons should show on focus and hide on focus out. This textarea is similary, if not the same as Facebook Add new status textarea.
All I was able to do is to expand and shrink textarea onfocus/focusout events, using JavaScript.
This is the code I have:
HTML:
<div class="jumbotron" style="height:150px">
<div class="col-lg-12">
<textarea class="expand" rows="3" cols="20"></textarea>
</div>
</div>
JS:
<script type="text/javascript">
$('textarea.expand').focus(function () {
$(this).animate({ height: "4em" }, 500);
});
$('textarea.expand').focusout(function () {
$(this).animate({ height: "2em" }, 500);
});
</script>
CSS:
.expand
{
height: 2em;
width: 50%;
}
I've also try using .css in JS and trying to add icon, but I suppose I don't do this right way, cause nothing gets shown.
$('textarea.expand').focus(function () {
$(this).animate({ height: "4em" }, 500);
$(this).css('glyphicon glyphicon-camera');
});
Textarea should behave like this:
OnFocusOut:
OnFocus:
Can someone help me, and give me an idea on how to do this...Because I'm pretty bad in JS.

One Simple answer can be creating a sibling div element to the textarea which will contain all the icons, show the div of focusing the textarea and hide it on focusout of the textarea

This example is using the selector
.parent:hover .links{}
but could be edited to
.parent:focus .links{}
if desired. However, to show you this in action, i've designed a simple demo below:
.parent{
height:100px;
width:70%;
background:red;
position:relative;
}
.parent:hover .links{
display:block;
}
.links{
display:none;
position:absolute;
bottom:0;
}
<div class="parent">
<div class="child">
<div class="links">
facebook twitter etc
<img src="http://placekitten.com/g/20/20" alt="" />
</div>
</div>
</div>
An example using Sibling selectors
Here is a working example of using the sibling selector
input:focus + .items
which selects the class .items of which has a sibling of 'input' which has a focus (i.e. what you're looking for)
#parent{
height:100px;
width:80%;
background:red;
position:relative;
}
.items{
bottom:0;
padding:5px;
display:none;
}
input:focus + .items{
display:block;
}
<div id="parent">
<input type="text" placeholder="enter text"/>
<div class="items">
<img src="http://placekitten.com/g/20/20" alt=""/>
<img src="http://placekitten.com/g/20/20" alt=""/>
<img src="http://placekitten.com/g/20/20" alt=""/>
</div>
</div>

How to style "input file" with CSS3 / Javascript? [duplicate]

This question already has answers here:
Styling an input type="file" button
(46 answers)
Closed 7 years ago.
I would like to style <input type="file" /> using CSS3.
Alternatively, I would like user to press on a div (that I will style) and this will open the Browse window.
Is that possible to do that using HTML, CSS3, and Javascript / jQuery only ?

I have this rough example that you might want to get some idea...
html​
<div id="file">Chose file</div>
<input type="file" name="file" />​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
CSS
#file {
display:none;
}​
jQuery
var wrapper = $('<div/>').css({height:0,width:0,'overflow':'hidden'});
var fileInput = $(':file').wrap(wrapper);
fileInput.change(function(){
$this = $(this);
$('#file').text($this.val());
})
$('#file').click(function(){
fileInput.click();
}).show();
demo
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

After checking Reigels idea, and this one, I wrote this simple solution to the common problem of styling a type="file" input field (tested it on Firefox, Safari and Chrome).
<div style="position:relative;">
<div id="file" style="position:absolute;">Click here to select a file</div>
<input type="file" name="file" style="opacity:0; z-index:1;" onchange="document.getElementById('file').innerHTML = this.value;">
</div>
Then you can of course style the "file" div as you want.
And if you want to use a type="text" input instead of a div, simply change innerHTML for value:
<div style="position:relative;">
<input type="text" id="file" style="position:absolute;" placeholder="Click here to select a file">
<input type="file" name="file" style="opacity:0; z-index:1;" onchange="document.getElementById('file').value = this.value;">
</div>
Here is my original answer using jQuery:
<div style="position:relative;">
<div id="file" style="position:absolute;">Click here to select a file</div>
<input type="file" name="file" style="opacity:0; z-index:1;" onchange="$('#file').text($(this).val());">
</div>

I made a custom style for this as well. Check it out
JS Fiddle Demo - Custom Input type="file"
HTML
<input type="file" id="test">
<div class="button-group">
Browse
Save
Clear
</div>
<input type="text" id="testfile"></input>
CSS
body {
padding:100px;
}
input[type="file"] {
position:absolute;
display:none;
}
#testfile {
height: 26px;
text-decoration: none;
background-color: #eee;
border:1px solid #ccc;
border-radius:3px;
float:left;
margin-right:5px;
overflow:hidden;
text-overflow:ellipsis;
color:#aaa;
text-indent:5px;
}
#actionbtnBrowse, #actionbtnSave {
margin:0 !important;
width:60px;
}
JQuery
$("#browse").click(function () {
$("#test").click();
})
$("#save").click(function () {
alert('Run a save function');
})
$("#clear").click(function () {
$('#testfile').val('');
})
$('#test').change(function () {
$('#testfile').val($(this).val());
})
Also add to external resources tab:
https://github.com/necolas/css3-github-buttons/blob/master/gh-buttons.css

Here is how to do it using HTML, CSS and Javascript (without any frameworks):
The idea is to have the <input type='file'> button hidden and use a dummy <div> that you style as a file upload button. On click of this <div>, we call the hidden <input type='file'>.
Demo:
// comments inline
document.getElementById("customButton").addEventListener("click", function(){
document.getElementById("fileUpload").click(); // trigger the click of actual file upload button
});
document.getElementById("fileUpload").addEventListener("change", function(){
var fullPath = document.getElementById('fileUpload').value;
var fileName = fullPath.split(/(\\|\/)/g).pop(); // fetch the file name
document.getElementById("fileName").innerHTML = fileName; // display the file name
}, false);
body{
font-family: Arial;
}
#fileUpload{
display: none; /* do not display the actual file upload button */
}
#customButton{ /* style the dummy upload button */
background: yellow;
border: 1px solid red;
border-radius: 5px;
padding: 5px;
display: inline-block;
cursor: pointer;
color: red;
}
<input type="file" id="fileUpload"> <!-- actual file upload button -->
<div id="customButton">Browse</div> <!-- dummy file upload button which can be used for styling ;) -->
<span id="fileName"></span> <!-- the file name of the selected file will be shown here -->

The fake div is not needed! No Js no extra html. Using only css is possible.
The best way is using the pseudo element :after or :before as an element overt the de input. Then style that pseudo element as you wish. I recomend you to do as a general style for all input files as follows:
input[type="file"]:before {
content: 'Browse';
background: #FFF;
width: 100%;
height: 35px;
display: block;
text-align: left;
position: relative;
margin: 0;
margin: 0 5px;
left: -6px;
border: 1px solid #E0E0E0;
top: -1px;
line-height: 35px;
color: #B6B6B6;
padding-left: 5px;
display: block;
}
--> DEMO

In addition of Reigel,
here is more simpler implementation. You can use this solution on multiple file input fields, too. Hope this helps some people ;-)
HTML (single input)
<input type="file" name="file" />
HTML (multiple input)
<!-- div is important to separate correctly or work with jQuery's .closest() -->
<div>
<input type="file" name="file[]" />
</div>
<div>
<input type="file" name="file[]" />
</div>
<div>
<input type="file" name="file[]" />
</div>
JavaScript
// make all input fields with type 'file' invisible
$(':file').css({
'visibility': 'hidden',
'display': 'none'
});
// add a textbox after *each* file input
$(':file').after('<input type="text" readonly="readonly" value="" class="fileChooserText" /> <input type="button" value="Choose file ..." class="fileChooserButton" />');
// add *click* event to *each* pseudo file button
// to link the click to the *closest* original file input
$('.fileChooserButton').click(function() {
$(this).parent().find(':file').click();
}).show();
// add *change* event to *each* file input
// to copy the name of the file in the read-only text input field
$(':file').change(function() {
$(this).parent().find('.fileChooserText').val($(this).val());
});

Here's an example that I'm using that utilizes jQuery, I've tested against Firefox 11, and Chrome 18, as well as IE9. So its pretty compatible with browsers in my book, though i only work with those three.
HTML
Here's a basic "Customizable" HTML structure.
<span>
File to Upload<br />
<label class="smallInput" style="float:left;">
<input type="file" name="file" class="smallInput" />
</label>
<input type="button" class="upload" value="Upload" style="float:left;margin-top:6px;margin-left:10px;" />
</span>
CSS
Here's a sample of my CSS
label.smallInput {
background:url(images/bg_s_input.gif) no-repeat;
width:168px;
}
JavaScript
This is the heavy lifter.
/* File upload magic form?? */
$("input.smallInput[type=file]").each(function(i){
var id = "__d_file_upload_"+i;
var d_wrap = $('<div/>').attr('id',id).css({'position':'relative','cursor':'text'});
$(this).wrap(d_wrap).bind('change blur focus keyup click',function(){
$("#"+id+" input[type=text]").val($(this).val());
}).css({'opacity':0,'zIndex':9999,'position':'absolute'}).removeClass('smallInput');
obj = $(this);
$("#"+id).append($("<input/>").addClass('smallInput').attr('type','text').css({'zIndex':9998,'position':'absolute'}).bind('click',function(e){obj.trigger('click');$(this).blur();}));
obj.closest('span').children('input.upload[type=button]').bind('click',function(e){
obj.trigger('click');
$(this).blur();
});
});
/* ************************ */
Explanation
The HTML is pretty straight forward, just a simple element, i include the button so it can be named independently from the rest, sure this could be included in the JavaScript, but simply put, I'm a bit on the lazy side. The code searches for all inputs with a class of smallInput that have the type of file this allows you to define default HTML and fallback form structure in case a browser decides to be a pain.
This method only uses JavaScript to ensure delivery, it does not alter any browser behaviors in regards to the file input.
You can modify the HTML and JavaScript to make it very robust, this code suffices my current project so i doubt I'll be making any changes to it.
Caveats
Different browsers treat the value of the file input differently, which in chrome results in c:\fakeroot\ on windows machines.
Uses anonymous functions, (for lack of a better word) which means if you have too many file inputs you can cause the browser to behave slowly on processing.

Ran into the same issue today, but it seems there's an easy way to have your own styles - hide the input, and style the associated label:
<div class="upload">
<label for="my-input"> Upload stuff </label>
<input type="file" id="my-input" name="files[]" />
</div>
CSS:
.upload input{
display: none;
}
.upload label{
background: DarkSlateBlue;
color: white;
padding: 5px 10px;
}
Works in latest Chrome, Firefox and IE 10. Didn't test others

While Reigel's answer conveys the idea, it doesn't really have any style attached to it. I came across this problem recently and despite the plethora of answers on Stack Overflow, none really seemed to fit the bill. In the end, I ended up customizing this so as to have a simple and an elegant solution.
I have also tested this on Firefox, IE (11, 10 & 9), Chrome and Opera, iPad and a few android devices.
Here's the JSFiddle link -> http://jsfiddle.net/umhva747/
$('input[type=file]').change(function(e) {
$in = $(this);
$in.next().html($in.val());
});
$('.uploadButton').click(function() {
var fileName = $("#fileUpload").val();
if (fileName) {
alert(fileName + " can be uploaded.");
}
else {
alert("Please select a file to upload");
}
});
body {
background-color:Black;
}
div.upload {
background-color:#fff;
border: 1px solid #ddd;
border-radius:5px;
display:inline-block;
height: 30px;
padding:3px 40px 3px 3px;
position:relative;
width: auto;
}
div.upload:hover {
opacity:0.95;
}
div.upload input[type="file"] {
display: input-block;
width: 100%;
height: 30px;
opacity: 0;
cursor:pointer;
position:absolute;
left:0;
}
.uploadButton {
background-color: #425F9C;
border: none;
border-radius: 3px;
color: #FFF;
cursor:pointer;
display: inline-block;
height: 30px;
margin-right:15px;
width: auto;
padding:0 20px;
box-sizing: content-box;
}
.fileName {
font-family: Arial;
font-size:14px;
}
.upload + .uploadButton {
height:38px;
}
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.9.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<form action="" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
<div class="upload">
<input type="button" class="uploadButton" value="Browse" />
<input type="file" name="upload" accept="image/*" id="fileUpload" />
<span class="fileName">Select file..</span>
</div>
<input type="button" class="uploadButton" value="Upload File" />
</form>
Hope this helps!!!

Here is a solution with a text field where the user types in the (relative) pathname of the file copy on the server (if authorized) and a submit button to browse the local system for a file and send the form:
<form enctype="multipart/form-data" action="" method="post">
<input type="hidden" name="MAX_FILE_SIZE" value="1000000" />
<p><input type="file" name="upload_file" id="upload_file" size="40"/></p>
<p><input type="text" id="upload_filename" name="upload_filename" size="30" maxlength="100" value="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($filename, ENT_COMPAT, 'UTF-8'); ?>"/>
<input type="submit" class="submit submit_upload" id="upload_upload" name="upload_upload" value="Upload"/></p>
</form>
The scripting part hides the file input, clicks it if the user clicks on the submit button, submits the form if the user has picked up a file. If the user tries to upload a file without entering a filename, the focus is first moved to the text field for the filename.
<script type="text/javascript">
var file=$('#upload_file');
var filename=$('#upload_filename');
var upload=$('#upload_upload');
file.hide().change(function() {if (file.val()) {upload.unbind('click').click();}});
upload.click(function(event) {event.preventDefault();if (!filename.val()) {filename.focus();} else {file.click();}});
</script>
Simply style the submit button for a perfect result:
.submit {padding:0;margin:0;border:none;vertical-align:middle;text-indent:-1000em;cursor:pointer;}
.submit_upload {width:100px;height:30px;background:transparent url(../images/theme/upload.png) no-repeat;}

This is my method if i got your point
HTML
<form action="upload.php">
<input type="file" id="FileInput" style="cursor: pointer; display: none"/>
<input type="submit" id="Up" style="display: none;" />
</form>
jQuery
<script type="text/javascript">
$( "#FileInput" ).change(function() {
$( "#Up" ).click();
});
</script>

When you retreive the value of an input field, browser will return a fake path (literally C:\fakepath[filename] in Chrome). So I would add the following to the Javascript solutions:
val=$('#file').val(); //File field value
val=val.replace('/','\\'); //Haven't tested it on Unix, but convert / to \ just in case
val=val.substring(val.lastIndexOf('\\')+1);
$('#textbox').val(val);
Ofc, it could be done in a single line.

CSS Grid System for Forms (Multi-Column)

For future reference here is the final result with pixel perfect precision:
The CSS code:
._25 {
width: 21%;
display: inline;
float: left;
margin-left: 2%;
margin-right: 2%;
}
._50 {
width: 46%;
display: inline;
float: left;
margin-left: 2%;
margin-right: 2%;
}
._75 {
width: 71%;
display: inline;
float: left;
margin-left: 2%;
margin-right: 2%;
}
._100 {
width: 96%;
display: inline;
float: left;
margin-left: 2%;
margin-right: 2%;
}
label {
width: 100%;
}
input {
border: 1px solid #B3B3B3;
width: 100%;
-moz-border-radius: 3px;
}
textarea {
border: 1px solid #B3B3B3;
width: 100%;
-moz-border-radius: 3px;
}
select {
border: 1px solid #B3B3B3;
width: 100%;
-moz-border-radius: 3px;
}
And some sample HTML code:
<div class="_50">
<p><label for="in_user">Username</label><input id="in_user" type="text" value=""/></p>
</div>
<div class="_50">
<p><label for="in_pass">Password</label><input id="in_pass" type="text" value=""/></p>
</div>
Recently I've started using CSS grid systems and I find the whole process of designing a webpage much more simpler. Now I'm trying to stylize form elements but I'm having a really hard time making forms with columns, take the following example:
div (width = 400px)
form
ul
li .half
label
input (should be 200px wide)
li .half
another label
another input (should also be 200px wide)
Basically I'm applying a class that has a width attribute of 50% but putting both inputs side by side makes the row to be bigger than 100% (400px) - I guess this is because of borders, margins and paddings.
Is there any CSS grid system that I can use to have multi-column forms while still making all the form elements have the same size (inputs, selects and textareas); eg. 1 input in 1 column should have 400px while 2 columns should have 200px each.
EDIT: Wufoo has some examples of what I'm trying to do but I'm too ignorant at CSS to understand all that code and I would appreciate if someone could give me some pointers.

First off, do not use a table. Putting form elements in a table does not solve your problem and complicates your maintenance. Using tables to supplement form presentation is a sign of incompetence and complexity. It is also entirely non-semantic. Instead you might actually have to write some CSS. Honestly, if you are going to use tables for non-tabular data then don't even bother using CSS as that multiplies the complexity of maintenance.
Here are some things to keep in mind:
1) Define all your units in "em" units. Most form elements are intended to contain text. Those elements, like text fields and textarea blocks, can be increased and decreased as a feature of accessibility. This means your pixel perfect pretty CSS grid will break the moment a user changes text size on the page.
2) Don't wrap your form element in a div. Like a div, your form is a block level element. Unless the form has peer nodes under a div parent simply direct any presentation directly to the form element and not a parent element that exists only to contain the form.
3) Group your form elements. If you are floating text fields things can get all messed up if the forms are floated independently of their respective label elements. It will be easier to put an ordered list inside your form and then wrap each form element in a list item. This way you only have to worry about defining layout of the label element relative to its form control and then layout of them together by defining presentation of the list item. This method is also semantic and informs text readers of an order upon your form controls.
4) Don't use the !important declaration. This makes for a quick fix in your CSS but completely screws up inheritance and absolutely complicates maintenance. Instead take the extra time to write your code correctly the first time, so that future maintenance is a quick and minor event.
5) Don't use position absolute, unless you really know what you are doing, even if your form is set to position relative. Position absolute results in unexpected behaviors in many cases and unexpected problems.
6) To ensure your CSS code actually defines a true grid use the Firefox MeasureIt plug in. It will help you achieve stunning accuracy and save you incredible time when making your grid.
7) Do everything correctly the first time using as little code as necessary to get the job complete and present your form perfectly. Only then test your form for cross browser accuracy. Make one correction for cross browser accuracy at a time to limit unnecessary bloating to your CSS code.

Something like this may help. This is how I did it on a form.
It will take some fine tuning though to make it work at your desired width. This might help you get started though.
The CSS:
.contact ul {margin:0; padding:0; list-style:none;}
.contact li {margin-bottom:10px; overflow:hidden;}
.contact label {display:block; margin-bottom:2px;}
.contact label span {color:#999;}
.contact .input {width:592px; border:1px solid #E0E0E0; background:#F6F6F6;}
.contact select.input {border:1px solid #E0E0E0; background:#F6F6F6;}
.contact .third {float:left; width:193px; margin-right:10px;}
.contact .third .input {width:185px;}
.contact .half {float:left; width:294px; margin-right:10px;}
.contact .half .input {width:286px;}
.contact .half select.input {width:294px;}
.contact .omega {margin-right:0;}
The HTML:
<form action="/contact-us" method="post" class="contact">
<ul>
<li>
<div class="half">
<label for="name">Name:</label>
<input type="text" id="name" name="name" class="input" />
</div>
</li>
<li>
<label for="address">Address:</label>
<input type="text" id="address" name="address" class="input" />
</li>
<li>
<div class="third">
<label for="city">City:</label>
<input type="text" id="city" name="city" class="input" />
</div>
<div class="third">
<label for="state">State:</label>
<input type="text" id="state" name="state" class="input" />
</div>
<div class="third omega">
<label for="zip">Zip:</label>
<input type="text" id="zip" name="zip" class="input" />
</div>
</li>
</ul>
</form>

Here's a basic kickoff example which may be of use:
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<style>
fieldset { width: 400px; padding: 1%; }
input[type=text], select, textarea { width: 98%; }
.half { float: left; width: 48%; padding: 1%; }
.full { clear: both; width: 98%; padding: 1%; }
.right { text-align: right; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<fieldset>
<legend>Contact form</legend>
<form>
<div class="half">
<label for="name">Name</label>
<input type="text" id="name" name="name">
</div>
<div class="half">
<label for="email">Email</label>
<input type="text" id="email" name="email">
</div>
<div class="half">
<label for="zip">Zip / Postal code</label>
<input type="text" id="zip" name="zip">
</div>
<div class="half">
<label for="country">Country</label>
<select id="country" name="country"><option></option></select>
</div>
<div class="full">
<label for="message">Message</label>
<textarea id="message" name="message"></textarea>
</div>
<div class="half">
<input type="checkbox" id="copy" name="copy">
<label for="copy">Send me a copy</label>
</div>
<div class="half right">
<input type="submit" value="send">
</div>
</form>
</fieldset>
</body>
</html>
Note that I am using left-floated div's of half-width instead of unordered list items.
As you insist in using percentages, don't expect it to be pixelperfect in all browsers. If you want to have it all pixelperfect, you really need to use pixels.

I think this is what you are looking for:
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/prettyaccessibleforms/
It should help simplify your structure a little bit. It doesn't explicitly describe how to make multiple column forms, but the technique could probably expand to that with some creativity on your part.

No need for the fluid 960 system here, unless you want the form to expand and contract with the browser.
I would recommend the regular old 960 grid system for this. 960 width is great for grids because it divides evenly by 12 and 16 which allows you to set up pixel perfect three and four column layouts.
The best way to get familiar with the 960 grid system is to look at the souce css and the source of the html demo
<div class="grid_6">
<p>
contact form
</p>
</div>
<div class="grid_3">
<p>
name
</p>
</div>

I had to do something similar and ended up setting my half-columns to 46%. It leaves an extra bit of room for the padding and gets all your input fields consistently sized.

One answer is Blueprint. I have read where you don't think it's the answer, but it's still the way I would do it. All the ease of tables with all the power of CSS.
With blueprint the math is pretty easy. Let's say your form spans 10 columns.
<div id="contact-form" class="span-10">
<h3>Contact Form</h3>
<form action="contact">
<div id="form-sec-1" class="span-5">
<label>Name</label> <br/>
<input type="text" name="name" /> <br/>
<label>ZIP code</label> <br/>
<input type="text" name="zipcode" />
</div>
<div id="form-sec-2" class="span-5 last">
<label>Email</label> <br/>
<input type="text" name="email" /> <br/>
<label>Country</label> <br/>
<input type="text" name="country" />
</div>
<div id="form-sec-3" class="span-10 last">
<label>Message</label> <br/>
<textarea name="message" />
</div>
<div id="form-sec-4" class="span-8">
<input type="checkbox" name="copy"/>
<label>Send me a copy</label>
</div>
<div id="form-sec-5" class="span-2">
<input type="submit"/>
</div>
</form>
</div>

Oh wow,i was just thinking what in the world is the matter with the css world then i saw this css grid layout editors draft,http://dev.w3.org/csswg/css3-grid-align/
I still cannot explain why the css world hasn't really been thinking along such lines,what explanation can there be for the lack of such a feature in css.

Emulate a file upload click in jQuery

I have an <img ... /> tag that I have bound a click event to in jQuery. When it is clicked I'd like to have it emulate the click of a button on the file upload to open the file system browse pop-up. I've tried these things within the click function and had no success:
...
$(".hiddenUploadBtn").click();
...
...
$(".hiddenUploadBtn").select();
...
...
$(".hiddenUploadBtn").submit();
...

Just wrap the img in a label and set the for attribute to the file input. Works for any kind of content and it's built into the spec. You can even hide the file input at that point.
<input type="file" id="fileUpload"><br>
<label for="fileUpload">
<img src="https://www.google.com/images/srpr/logo11w.png" />
</label>

Try this one using only javascript:
http://code.google.com/p/upload-at-click/
Demo:
http://upload-at-click.narod.ru/demo2.html

This works for me
<input name="picture" type="file" onchange="alert(this.value)" class="file" size=20/>
for use upload button as image try this
<style>
div.fileinputs {position:relative; display:inline;}
div.fakefile {position:absolute; top:0px; left:0px; z-index:1;}
input.file {position:relative; text-align:right; -moz-opacity:0; filter:alpha(opacity: 0); opacity: 0; z-index:2;}
<style>
<div class="fileinputs">
<input name="picture" type="file" onchange="alert(this.value)" class="file" size=1/>
<div class="fakefile">
<img src="images/browse.gif" align="middle" alt="browse" title="browse"/>
</div>
</div>
so the input field is hidden, and when u click image - the selection dialog appears, but emulate this dialog from js imposible, yep.
But you can also write the plugin/hack for browser)

You can style a custom button as you wish and hide the current input file.
So when clicking at the new button, it'll fire the file upload.
$(document).ready(function(){
$('#newUploadButton').click(function(e){
e.preventDefault();
$('#formTest input[type="file"]').click();
});
});
#fileUpload { display: none; }
#newUploadButton {
background: #f2f2f2 url(images/icons/upload.png) no-repeat center left;
color: #333;
font-size: 14px;
padding: 12px 12px 12px 40px;
}
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<form method="post" class="" id="formTest" name="">
<input type="file" id="fileUpload">
Upload here
</form>

The spec says it is supposed to work, and it does, on Chrome. However, Firefox and other common browsers don't follow the rules, so you're SOL.