[thelist] Q on events

[Burhan Khalid]

Jeff Howden wrote:

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>>From: Burhan Khalid
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>>I think by default IE doesn't trigger backspace key as
>>an event [...] get around that problem easily by simply
>>putting a check in your functions, something like :
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> if it doesn't trigger the event, then how is the function going to trap it?
> fortunately that's not the case.  checking my references i'm not seeing
> where this should be an issue.  as of ie5, the backspace key fires the
> onkeydown [1] and onkeyup [2] events.  so, as you noted, it's simply a
> matter of checking for the proper keyCode and exiting the function (or
> whatever the desired behavior is).
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I meant to say it doesn't register onkeypress. Good catch


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