Keep input element focused after right click.

sharapov · Oct 16, 2003

I am designing an Intranet application. In my application I need the focus always be on input text field. I also need to disable the context menu. I am able to achieve all that with the code below. However, when I right click anywhere on the page I loose focus on my input field. The only way I can bring it back if I click anywhere on the page with the left button. How can I keep focus on my input element when I right-click the page?

<html>
<head>
<title></title>
</head>

<body onclick="document.oForm.searchval.focus()" onload="document.oForm.searchval.focus()" oncontextmenu="return false">

<form name="oForm">
<input onblur="this.focus();" type="text" name="searchval" size="20"><br><br>
<input type="text" name="T2" size="20"><br><br>

<button>Test</button>
</form>

</body>
</html>

spazman · Oct 16, 2003

not sure if it will work but try oncontextmenu="return false; document.oForm.earchval.focus()">

sharapov · Oct 16, 2003

I already tried that. It doesn't work!

clarkin · Oct 16, 2003

swap the return and the focus maybe?

Code:

..=&quot;document.oForm.searchval.focus();return false&quot;

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sharapov · Oct 16, 2003

That way it won't work either. I found a different solution, however. Check it out:

<html>
<head>
<script language="javascript">
document.oncontextmenu=new Function("document.oForm.searchval.focus();return false&quot

;
</script>
<title></title>
</head>
<body onload="document.oForm.searchval.focus()" onclick="document.oForm.searchval.focus()">
<form name="oForm">
<input type="text" name="searchval" size="20"><br><br>
<input type="text" name="T2" size="20"><br><br>

<button>Test</button>
</form>

</body>
</html>

clarkin · Oct 16, 2003

What happens when they turn off javascript?

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theboyhope · Oct 17, 2003

Surely no-one would do that ... would they? ;0)

Heheheh.

sharapov · Oct 17, 2003

It's for Intranet, so I can cantrol weather they can turn off javascript or not.

By the way, I found a bug in the solution that I proposed (above). If you double right click the text field losses focus. Any suggestions to go around it?

spazman · Oct 17, 2003

ondoubleclick ?

sharapov · Oct 17, 2003

Spazman,

I tried that. it doesn't work. I think doubleclick only works if you double click with the left mouse button not the right one. (I guess I should have mentioned that in thge previous post. If you double click with the right mouse button, text field losses focus)

sharapov · Oct 17, 2003

I have found a solution to my problem. Here is the code for those interested:

<html>
<head>
<title></title>
</head>
<body onclick="document.oForm.searchval.focus()"
onload="document.oForm.searchval.focus()"
oncontextmenu="if(document.all)document.body.focus();return false">
<form name="oForm">
<input onblur="this.focus();" type="text" name="searchval" size="20"><br><br>
<input type="text" name="T2" size="20"><br><br>
<button>Test</button>
</form>
</body>
</html>

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