Sure. Here's some documentation on evt.preventDefault: https://developer.mozilla.org/en/DOM/event.preventDefault
Here's a bug report related to the SVG drag issue in Firefox: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=525591 That's about all I know of it. Cheers, Jake On 11-01-17 07:34 PM, gb_n_svg wrote: > > Jake - Thank you! > > I have checked in Chrome, and adding "evt.preventDefault();" into the > onmousedown event handler stops the flickering text highlight. > > I have checked in Firefox 4b9, and adding "evt.preventDefault();" into > the onmousedown event handler stops the wierd text drag thing. > > Excellent, and thank you. > > Would you recommend something I should look at to get a better > understanding of what is going on? > > GB > > --- In svg-developers@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:svg-developers%40yahoogroups.com>, "gb_n_svg" <gbulmeruk@...> > wrote: > > > > Jake - Thanks for the advice. > > > > Is the "evt.preventDefault();" called on *EVERY* mouse event, or > only once, initially in an "onload", or something? > > > > GB > > > > --- In svg-developers@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:svg-developers%40yahoogroups.com>, Jacob Beard <jbeard4@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > On 11-01-17 05:21 PM, GB wrote: > > > > > > > > Firefox often (but not always) creates a text 'drag rectangle' and > > > > when mouse-up, the rectangle disappears, and the dragged 'use' > > > > elements 'jump' to the cursor. So the whole set of events are > > > > propagated, but after the button is released, and the mouse-up is > > > > lost, which is very awkward. > > > > > > > You can disable this behaviour in Firefox by calling > > > evt.preventDefault(); in the event handler. This might also > disable and > > > normalize the other browser behaviours you mentioned, but I'm not > sure. > > > If you have success with this, please be sure to post your > experiences here. > > > > > > Jake > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ ----- To unsubscribe send a message to: svg-developers-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com -or- visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers and click "edit my membership" ----Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: svg-developers-dig...@yahoogroups.com svg-developers-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: svg-developers-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
