On 2/12/08, Richard Quadling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 12/02/2008, artemy tregoubenko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > You'll be surprised that click _can_ be toggled via keyboard (FF, Opera > > for sure). You may easily test this. > > > > And my first example shows how isLeftClick is broken in IE6. I can't > > forget about IE6. > > > > Ah. Yes. on clickable objects (anchors and buttons), sorry. Forgot about > those. > > But what are you trying to do by watching which mouse button?
Well, I want simple things: - support both mouse and keyboard interaction - same handler for both events - ignore right and middle clicks Now it seems that click event suits well here, but I remember having troubles when it was toggled by right button in some browser, FF probably. Yeah, I checked out, FF does trigger click event for right button too. > > > > > > On 12/02/2008, artemy tregoubenko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> > > >> I don't want to break keyboard navigation only because of IE problem. > > >> > > > > > > mousedown and click are both non-keyboard events. > > > > > > but click is only for left button. > > > > > > This is true for IE (7 on WinXPSP2) and FF (2.0.0.1 on WinXPSP2). > > > > > > Here is a script to show you... > > > > > > <html> > > > <head> > > > <script type="text/javascript" > > > src="http://prototypejs.org/assets/2008/1/25/prototype-1.6.0.2.js";></script> > > > <script type="text/javascript"> > > > function clicking(e) > > > { > > > $('clicker').update($('clicker').innerHTML + '<br />' + > > > 'You clicked with your ' + > > > (Event.isLeftClick(e) ? 'Left' : '') + > > > (Event.isRightClick(e) ? 'Right' : '') + > > > (Event.isMiddleClick(e) ? 'Middle' : '') + > > > ' button. Event.button = ' + e.button + > > > ' and Event.which = ' + e.which > > > ); > > > } > > > </script> > > > <title>Testing clicking</title> > > > </head> > > > <body> > > > <span id="clicker">Left, Right or Middle click me!</span> > > > <script type="text/javascript"> > > > Event.observe(document.body, 'click', clicking); > > > </script> > > > </body> > > > </html> > > > > > > Try left/right/middle clicking in IE and FF and then change 'click' to > > > 'mousedown' and retest. > > > > > > Hopefully that will show you what we mean. > > >> On Tue, 12 Feb 2008 03:45:22 +0300, tancurrom > > >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> > > >> > > > >> > I think its just because of the way JavaScript handles the click > > >> > event. Use the 'mousedown' event instead of the 'click' event and you > > >> > will get your results > > >> > > > >> > On Feb 11, 2:42 pm, "artemy tregoubenko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> > wrote: > > >> >> Hello, > > >> >> > > >> >> Event.isLeftClick() is told to differ left clicks from right and > > >> middle > > >> >> clicks. However when I run > > >> >> document.observe('click', > > >> function(event){ alert(event.isLeftClick()); }) > > >> >> in IE and then left-click page, I see 'false' in alert. This starts > > >> >> working if you listen to 'mousedown' or 'mouseup' events, but I > > >> don't like > > >> >> this way out. > > >> >> > > >> >> I don't like it because 'click' event may be triggered by keyboard > > >> too, > > >> >> and it's not good to forbid people to use keyboard at your site. I > > >> had an > > >> >> idea to listen for both 'mousedown' and 'click' events, but didn't > > >> manage > > >> >> to differ keyboard and mouse clicks in handler to avoid doubleposts. > > >> >> > > >> >> Is it possible to fix isLeftClick? If not, is there some nice > > >> workaround > > >> >> for this situation? > > >> >> > > >> >> -- > > >> >> arty (http://arty.name) > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> -- > > >> arty ( http://arty.name ) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > arty ( http://arty.name ) > > > > > > > > > > -- > ----- > Richard Quadling > Zend Certified Engineer : http://zend.com/zce.php?c=ZEND002498&r=213474731 > "Standing on the shoulders of some very clever giants!" > > > > -- arty ( http://arty.name ) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Prototype: Core" group. To post to this group, send email to prototype-core@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/prototype-core?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
