[Javascript] Disabling focus and selection on static text objects

[David T. Lovering]

Nuts.  On well, I guess I'll have to keep my 'NavigatorDetector' script a bit longer.

Thanks for testing it!

-- Dave Lovering

Chris Tifer wrote:
> 
> 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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