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JavaScript - ALT + Left Cursor

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  • 30-04-2007 2:51pm
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    GoneShootin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,478 ✭✭✭


    Doing an internal web app, and I'd like to be able to prevent the Alt + <- combination that mimics usage of the browsers back button. I've successful prevented generic function and control combinations, but can't seem to trap the Alt + cursor event.

    Tips anyone?


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    #2
    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 39,822 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    Why do you want to control the users movements? Surely its better to control your content?

    http://www.codingforums.com/showthread.php?t=88829
    http://lists.evolt.org/archive/Week-of-Mon-20021230/131136.html
    http://www.quirksmode.org/js/keys.html


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    Mutant_Fruit
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,943 ✭✭✭Mutant_Fruit


    There is *nothing* more annoying than not being able to hit back to reverse out of a page. That's all i'll say as ya have the links you need now.


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    GoneShootin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,478 ✭✭✭GoneShootin


    What do I care why it's to be done. I'm the developer not the designer. I'm told to do something, so I do it. Life's too short....

    The balls with the ALT key is that it's not trapped (in IE) until onkeyup given it's a modifier key. However the ALT for the + Left arrow combination doesn't fire an event as it's held down in sync with the arrow key. So by the time I can trap the ALT key the browser has already switched pages.

    Anyway thanks for those links. I'll come up with an alternative. Maybe remove the two keys from the keyboard.


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