Topic awaiting preservation: Escape key woes... (Page 1 of 1)

Hi again.

Had a wee problem crop up and have just about worn out my fingers trying to search google for an answer.

Do any of you know a way to disable the [Esc] key in a web page?

I have a long form and some users have complained that hitting Esc resets it... bit frustrating I know, and unfortunately, I can't tell them to just be more careful.

*Sigh* If only I could remove the need for human interaction altogether!

Any ref material, or links in the right direction would mbe most appreciated.

Thanks again
Dufty

I've tested the code below on IE5.5sp2

function dieBitch()

{

    return event.keyCode!=27

}

document.body.onkeydown = dieBitch

Hope that helps.

Mathieu "POÏ" HENRI

Thanks poi.
I love creative variable names

Unfortunately though, it seems to not do what is required
(Did I miss something?)

Did I missed your point ? you simply wanted to prevent the ESC key to reset your long form ?

Ok, it would be better to replace document.body.onkeydown = dieBitch by document.onkeydown = dieBitch and put the script before the BODY

For which browser do you want that script ?
Among the ones I've tested ( NN4.02 / NN4.8 / Phoenix0.5 / IE5.5 ) only IE5.5 resets the form once ESC is pressed, and the script works fine with it. :

Thanks again poi
This works just fine (IE6):

function preventEscKeyReset()

{

return event.keyCode!=27

}



document.onkeydown = preventEscKeyReset

Yay!

Once again, disproving the method that is 'care in the community'.
Stick em all in an asylum, they may learn something!