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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>submit vs button</title>
  <style>
    body { font-family: sans-serif; padding: 16px; }
    input, button { margin: 8px 0; display: block; }
    .note { margin-top: 12px; color: #64748b; }
  </style>
</head>
<body>
  <form>
    <input type="button" value="Plain button (disabled)">
    <input type="submit" value="Submit input (enabled)">
    <button type="submit">Submit button (enabled)</button>
  </form>
  <p class="note">Plain :button controls are disabled; :submit stays clickable.</p>
  <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.7.1.min.js"></script>
  <script>
    $(":button").prop("disabled", true);
    $(":submit").prop("disabled", false);
    $("form").on("submit", function(e) { e.preventDefault(); alert("Form would submit"); });
  </script>
</body>
</html>

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