[Javascript] Re: Is this right Javascript?

[Chris Tifer]

Okay...

But the thing is, I think we've determined this isn't bastardized.  It's
accepted
way back to NN4. All the newer browsers implement these events also.

Chris Tifer


----- Original Message -----
From: "David T. Lovering" <dlovering at gazos.com>
To: "[JavaScript List]" <javascript at LaTech.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 3:07 PM
Subject: [Javascript] Re: Is this right Javascript?


>
> Anything which isn't in an international standards document and is
proprietary
> to one vendor/development tree is "bastardized" to my way of thinking.
>
> "onkeydown" and a number of other useful events do indeed work in
late-model
> Netscape/Mozilla derivations, but so do the 'standards' defined by the
HTML4.0
> SG and others. Just between you, me, and the fence-post, if I have a
choice
> between using something that ports and something that doesn't, I'll take
the
> portable event description every time.  [Also known as "The Lazy Man's
Creed"].
> When these calls are ported everywhere uniformly, I'll be glad to adopt
them
> and defend them in public.
>
> -- Dave Lovering
>
> Chris Tifer wrote:
>
> > >   Third, 'onkeydown' is undefined for normal JavaScript (although it
may have
> > >   some bizarre other-worldly existence in M$oft's bastardized
JScript).
>
> > I know it's cool to bash Microsoft whenever the chance arises, but a
simple
> > sample would show you this is not some "bastardized" javascript unless
NN is
> > now bastardizing it too:
>
> > <textarea onkeydown="alert('hello')"></textarea>
>
> ...<snip>
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