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

[jason.handby]

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