Cross browser key handler?

[Ciaran]

Hi has anyone got a function that can detect a user pressing a key
that works cross browser?
I just want to redirect my visitor if they hit escape ... you'd think
it would be easy!
Thanks,
Ciarán

[Randy Webb]

Ciaran said the following on 5/21/2007 12:43 PM:

Hi has anyone got a function that can detect a user pressing a key
that works cross browser?
I just want to redirect my visitor if they hit escape ... you'd think
it would be easy!

As easy as posting the same question 6 times?

--
Randy
Chance Favors The Prepared Mind
comp.lang.javas cript FAQ - http://jibbering.com/faq/index.html
Javascript Best Practices - http://www.JavascriptToolbox.com/bestpractices/

[Ciaran]

On May 21, 6:11 pm, Randy Webb <HikksNotAtH... @aol.comwrote:

Ciaran said the following on 5/21/2007 12:43 PM:

Hi has anyone got a function that can detect a user pressing a key
that works cross browser?
I just want to redirect my visitor if they hit escape ... you'd think
it would be easy!

As easy as posting the same question 6 times?

--
Randy
Chance Favors The Prepared Mind
comp.lang.javas cript FAQ -http://jibbering.com/faq/index.html
Javascript Best Practices -http://www.JavascriptT oolbox.com/bestpractices/

Very funny. That was a server error.

[Randy Webb]

Ciaran said the following on 5/21/2007 3:18 PM:

On May 21, 6:11 pm, Randy Webb <HikksNotAtH... @aol.comwrote:

>Ciaran said the following on 5/21/2007 12:43 PM:

>>Hi has anyone got a function that can detect a user pressing a key
that works cross browser?
I just want to redirect my visitor if they hit escape ... you'd think
it would be easy!

As easy as posting the same question 6 times?

Very funny. That was a server error.

The server caused you to click the Post button 6 times? That is one
powerful server you have there.

On further inspection, you are posting using Google Groups and I doubt -
very seriously - that the GG server has the ability to cause you to
click a button 6 times. But, nice try.

--
Randy
Chance Favors The Prepared Mind
comp.lang.javas cript FAQ - http://jibbering.com/faq/index.html
Javascript Best Practices - http://www.JavascriptToolbox.com/bestpractices/

[Ciaran]

On May 21, 5:43 pm, Ciaran <cronok...@hotm ail.comwrote:

Hi has anyone got a function that can detect a user pressing a key
that works cross browser?
I just want to redirect my visitor if they hit escape ... you'd think
it would be easy!
Thanks,
Ciarán

Anyone?

[scripts.contact]

On May 21, 10:43 am, Ciaran <cronok...@hotm ail.comwrote:

Hi has anyone got a function that can detect a user pressing a key
that works cross browser?
I just want to redirect my visitor if they hit escape

try:

document.body.o nkeypress=
function(e){
if((e||event).k eyCode==27)
location.href=" http://google.com";
}

untested

[Ciaran]

On May 23, 11:35 pm, "scripts.contac t" <scripts.cont.. [e-mail]>
wrote:

On May 21, 10:43 am, Ciaran <cronok...@hotm ail.comwrote:

Hi has anyone got a function that can detect a user pressing a key
that works cross browser?
I just want to redirect my visitor if they hit escape

try:

document.body.o nkeypress=
function(e){
if((e||event).k eyCode==27)
location.href=" http://google.com";

}

untested

Thanks for the reply! .... but it doesnt seem to be working. I have
this function working in IE but FF is ignoring it ...

if (document.layer s) { document.captur eEvents(Event.K EYPRESS); }
document.onkeyp ress = getKey;
function getKey(keyStrok e) {
var keyCode = (document.layer s) ? keyStroke.which : event.keyCode;
if(keyCode==27) location.href=' quit.html';
}

[scripts.contact]

On May 23, 5:33 pm, Ciaran <cronok...@hotm ail.comwrote:

document.body.o nkeypress=
function(e){
if((e||event).k eyCode==27)
location.href=" http://google.com";
}

Thanks for the reply! .... but it doesnt seem to be working. I have
this function working in IE but FF is ignoring it ...

Try this:

document.onkeyp ress=changeHREF
function changeHREF(ev){
ev=ev||event;
if(ev.keyCode== 27){
location.href=" http://google.com"
return false
}
}

works in o9,f2,i6

[Ciaran]

On May 24, 12:52 am, "scripts.contac t" <scripts.cont.. [e-mail]>
wrote:

On May 23, 5:33 pm, Ciaran <cronok...@hotm ail.comwrote:

document.body.o nkeypress=
function(e){
if((e||event).k eyCode==27)
location.href=" http://google.com";
}

Thanks for the reply! .... but it doesnt seem to be working. I have
this function working in IE but FF is ignoring it ...

Try this:

document.onkeyp ress=changeHREF
function changeHREF(ev){
ev=ev||event;
if(ev.keyCode== 27){
location.href=" http://google.com"
return false
}
}

works in o9,f2,i6

Wow! perfect! and such an elegant solution! I searched the net for a
key handler like this and everything I found was either 2 pages long
or only worked in ie. Thanks a lot!
Ciarán