[thelist] hack to use Enter instead of Tab on forms

[Chris Hayes]

I'm missing the original.

Why would anybody want to use Enter instead of TAB?

Could you be breaking accessibility?


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Norman Bunn" <norman.bunn at craftedsolutions.com>
To: <thelist at lists.evolt.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 1:44 PM
Subject: Re: [thelist] hack to use Enter instead of Tab on forms


> Here is one I picked up a while back off the Dynamic Drive site.
> 
> /***********************************************
> * Disable "Enter" key in Form script- By Nurul 
> Fadilah(nurul at REMOVETHISvolmedia.com)
> * This notice must stay intact for use
> * Visit http://www.dynamicdrive.com/ for full source code
> ***********************************************/
>                
> function handleEnter (field, event) {
>         var keyCode = event.keyCode ? event.keyCode : event.which ? 
> event.which : event.charCode;
>         if (keyCode == 13) {
>             var i;
>             for (i = 0; i < field.form.elements.length; i++)
>                 if (field == field.form.elements[i])
>                     break;
>             i = (i + 1) % field.form.elements.length;
>             field.form.elements[i].focus();
>             return false;
>         }
>         else
>         return true;
>     }     
> 
> Just add
> 
> onkeypress="return handleEnter(this, event)
> 
> to each field and you are done.
> 
> Norman
> 
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