[Javascript] Disabling focus and selection on static text objects

[Chris Tifer]

I did try it with the code below and no luck.

----- Original Message -----
From: "David T. Lovering" <dlovering at gazos.com>
To: "[JavaScript List]" <javascript at LaTech.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 10:52 AM
Subject: Re: [Javascript] Disabling focus and selection on static text
objects


>
> 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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