[thelist] FW: Why does this JS code work the way it does???

[jason.handby]

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From: jason.handby 
Sent: 12 December 2006 13:38
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Subject: RE: [thelist] Why does this JS code work the way it does???

Hi Anthony,


> Now, here's what I don't understand - why do the backspace and delete 
> keys work in the above text input element? They should comeback with 
> "false" and not "fire". But they do.
> Why? IE quirk?


Internet Explorer doesn't fire the onkeypress event when you press the
backspace or delete keys.

  http://tinyurl.com/dpr2t

I don't know if this is a quirk or a feature :-)

I think you can use onkeydown to trap a wider range of keys.



Jason