>I think maybe this task at hand will motivate me to learn jQuery or some other Javascript tool. Here is what I am trying to do:
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>An aspx page has a bunch of textboxes and dropdown controls. Initially all controls are disabled. User should be able to click on a button and set all controls to be enabled. I would prefer not to repost the page. So is there a way to change the Enabled attribute of all textboxes without reposting the page?

jquery and css selectors

$("input").prop('disabled', true);
$("input").prop('disabled', false);