[thelist] hack to use Enter instead of Tab on forms
sbeam
sbeam at onsetcorps.net
Wed Feb 2 21:27:10 CST 2005
A client of mine says she likes to use the number pad on her keyboard to
enter sets of numbers in a retail pricing app we've built. So she'd
like to be able to use that little Enter key there instead of the Tab
to cycle through form fields (These forms typically have hundreds of
fields across multiple screens, so from a usability perspective, I can
see the point).
Somebody else must have had this request. I'm thinking something along
the lines of
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// sort-of-fake JS code off the top of my head, be kind:
fieldCollection = document.getElementsByTagName('INPUT');
for (i=0; i<fieldCollection.length; i++) {
fieldCollection[i].onKeyPress = new function (e) {
if (e.keyCode == 'Enter') { // whatever that code is
fieldCollection[i+1].focus();
if (!isIE) e.stopPropagation();
else e.cancelBubble = true;
}
}
}
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should _theoretically_ work... but as we all know Enter is used to
submit the form by default, and I have a hunch that some IE5/Mac bug is
going to ruin my day.
So is it a bad idea? We need the 'modern' browsers to work. Should I
tell her its possible or say 'no way' and save a headache?
thanks
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