Textarea and the tab character 3

webmigit · Nov 13, 2004

I posted this in the html forum but the only response I got doesn't help me... its a good idea but I know nothing about how to do it.

I'd like let users put a tab in a textarea... Like this " ". Right now they write it up in notepad and then c&p..

Is there javascript to do this? An html option?

The response said that a possibility was a monitor for onkeypress.. Any ideas?

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chessbot · Nov 13, 2004

This appends four spaces whenever a tab is pressed, but it doesn't allow tabs in the middle of the text:

Code:

<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
function doTab(field)
{
  if (event.keyCode == 9)
  {
    field.value += "    ";
    return false;
  }
  return true;  
}
// -->
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form name="a">
<input type="text" name="s" onkeydown="return doTab(this);">
</form>
</body>
</html>

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BillyRayPreachersSon · Nov 14, 2004

The response said that a possibility was a monitor for onkeypress

The response you got (from me) specifically said the opposite of that - that onkeypress would NOT work, and that you should use onkeydown (as with chessbot's example above).

I just thought I'd let you know that that might be why any solution you may have tried may not be working for you.

Hope this helps,
Dan

webmigit · Nov 14, 2004

Ah, sorry for the error.

Thanks though, I'll try these at work tomorrow and let you guys know.

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adam0101 · Nov 15, 2004

In IE you can insert text where the cursor is. If you want that functionality, you could merge chessbot's example with the one found here:

http://www.experts-exchange.com/Web/Web_Languages/JavaScript/Q_20192843.html

Adam
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