[Javascript] Disabling focus and selection on static text objects

[David T. Lovering]

Scuttlebutt has it that NN7.0 is enough like IE in its event structure that many even-driven handlers will port between them.  Have you had a go with it?  It might be interesting to discover if this is one of the things which does work in both platforms.

-- Dave Lovering

Chris Tifer wrote:
> 
> This works in IE, but didn't get it working in NN:
> 
> <script language="javascript">
> <!--
>  document.onselectstart = cancelSelect
> 
>  function cancelSelect(){
>   return false
>  }
> //-->
> </script>
> 
> I'm sure it has something to do with passing the event to the function
> as I know NN handles things differently that way.
> 
> Chris Tifer
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David T. Lovering" <dlovering at gazos.com>
> To: "[JavaScript List]" <javascript at LaTech.edu>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 10:12 AM
> Subject: Re: [Javascript] Disabling focus and selection on static text
> objects
> 
> >
> > Ideally, something that could tame the whole page at one go would be the
> best general solution, but it would be helpful to know how to do it in
> individual cases as well I should imagine.
> >
> > -- Dave Lovering
> >
> > Chris Tifer wrote:
> > >
> > > Would you like this to cover the whole page, or specially defined
> elements?
> > > I'm sure we're going to have to look into onSelectStart (or something
> like
> > > tha t
> > > if my memory suits me well this morning).
> > >
> > > Chris Tifer
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "David T. Lovering" <dlovering at gazos.com>
> > > To: <javascript at LaTech.edu>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 10:01 AM
> > > Subject: [Javascript] Disabling focus and selection on static text
> objects
> > >
> > > >
> > > > I wonder -- does anybody know how to suppress the selection and/or
> focus
> > > on screen widgets (like text labels in front of inputs, etc.)?  I've
> tried
> > > the "usual" methods of defining onFocus='this.blur()' for everything
> which
> > > is purely window dressing, but
> > > > it makes no difference.  Same deal with 'readonly' and 'disable'.
> > > >
> > > > Back in the early Precambrian, Netscape had a directive (which if
> memory
> > > serves was 'noselect') which you could tack into the contents of any
> > > tag-field descriptor to permanently suppress focus from its widget.
> > > Obviously, this doesn't exist anymore, but
> > > > I'd like something that resembles it functionally.
> > > >
> > > > This problem manifests whenever someone drags the mouse too quickly
> over
> > > the active page and half the screen gets 'selected', including things
> which
> > > should never get the focus at all.  Also, I'd like to disable the means
> for
> > > punks to double-click or
> > > > drag-select labels just to mess up my head.
> > > >
> > > > -- Dave Lovering
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