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Hi Mighty,
I don't know if you can use the F1 key.
Better way to know if you can use it is to see if it returns an event number.
Try this sample to see the event number and type:
function detectEvent() {
alert(event.type);
alert(event.which);
};
(Better is to put this script on an onKeyPress in a textarea)
Hope this helps ...
I don't know if you can use the F1 key.
Better way to know if you can use it is to see if it returns an event number.
Try this sample to see the event number and type:
function detectEvent() {
alert(event.type);
alert(event.which);
};
(Better is to put this script on an onKeyPress in a textarea)
Hope this helps ...
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SeAl,
Thanks for the response. I modified it slightly and used he onKeyPress event in the BODY tag and none of the function keys gave a response. Would you have any other suggestions as to how I could do what I described.
I could just have a help link on each page but I was hoping to avoid that. Mise Le Meas,
Mighty
Thanks for the response. I modified it slightly and used he onKeyPress event in the BODY tag and none of the function keys gave a response. Would you have any other suggestions as to how I could do what I described.
I could just have a help link on each page but I was hoping to avoid that. Mise Le Meas,
Mighty
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SeAL,
Had already looked at that but it doesn't really solve my problem. What I want to be able to do is allow the user to access help at any time. For example, if the customer is at a form page, he/she can enter a certain key and a window will open containing information on how to fill out that form. Thus I need to be able to use a key that the customer is not likely to type into the form.
I think that I will just have to have a help button.
Thanks for th help though. Mise Le Meas,
Mighty
Had already looked at that but it doesn't really solve my problem. What I want to be able to do is allow the user to access help at any time. For example, if the customer is at a form page, he/she can enter a certain key and a window will open containing information on how to fill out that form. Thus I need to be able to use a key that the customer is not likely to type into the form.
I think that I will just have to have a help button.
Thanks for th help though. Mise Le Meas,
Mighty
Mighty,
It seems that all functions keys get a keycode like all the others.
You can get those keyCode with this little script i've just made:
<script language="JavaScript">
<!--
ns4 = (document.layers)? true:false
ie4 = (document.all)? true:false
function keyDown(e) {
if (ns4) {
var nKey = e.which
alert("nKey=" + nKey)
}
if (ie4) {
var ieKey = event.keyCode
alert("ieKey=" + ieKey)
}
}
document.onkeydown = keyDown
if (ns4) document.captureEvents(Event.KEYDOWN)
//-->
</SCRIPT>
It seems to work to get the keyCode but I don't know if you can do something with it. (I'm sure this script works in IE but I don't have any NN here :-( )
Hope this helps ...
It seems that all functions keys get a keycode like all the others.
You can get those keyCode with this little script i've just made:
<script language="JavaScript">
<!--
ns4 = (document.layers)? true:false
ie4 = (document.all)? true:false
function keyDown(e) {
if (ns4) {
var nKey = e.which
alert("nKey=" + nKey)
}
if (ie4) {
var ieKey = event.keyCode
alert("ieKey=" + ieKey)
}
}
document.onkeydown = keyDown
if (ns4) document.captureEvents(Event.KEYDOWN)
//-->
</SCRIPT>
It seems to work to get the keyCode but I don't know if you can do something with it. (I'm sure this script works in IE but I don't have any NN here :-( )
Hope this helps ...
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Unfortunatly, Javascript does not give you access directly to the function keys. Its a security limitation that they included. However Mighty, you can use other keys. The H key for example. Its about as universial towards the help topic as F1 is. You could set up a script that whenever the client presses H on their keyboard, a window is popped up with the relevent document.
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Heres the original bit of code by SeAL, modified to use the H key:
BTY, nice function SeAL
You could use the keycode for the F1 key, but it will still open up the Help for IE or Netscape, so you would be safest to use a neutral key.
Code:
<script language="JavaScript">
<!--
ns4 = (document.layers)? true:false
ie4 = (document.all)? true:false
function keyDown(e) {
if (ns4) {
if (e.which == "72")
{
alert("your Help Box here");
}
}
if (ie4) {
if (event.keyCode == "72")
{
alert("your Help Box here");
}
}
}
document.onkeydown = keyDown
if (ns4) document.captureEvents(Event.KEYDOWN)
//-->
</SCRIPT>You could use the keycode for the F1 key, but it will still open up the Help for IE or Netscape, so you would be safest to use a neutral key.
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