Barry Beattie wrote:
> you mean like this?
> 
> <p id="photobutton">
> <a href="#"
>       onClick="window.print();return false"
>       onKeyPress="window.print();return false"
>> 
> Click here...
> </a>
> 
> (just curious, wanting to get it right)

Please, don't add onkeypress to this in the name of device independence...
Onclick works just fine for keyboard users and for users that use
alternative devices that emulate keyboard usage. If you add onkeypress you
will quite possibly do more "harm" than good -- someone that uses a keyboard
for navigation etc won't be able to press any keys because the print dialog
will keep on loading. If I'm on that particular link myself, even pressing
the tab key to move to the next link will cause the dialog to appear. Trying
to open a new tab with Ctrl + T, or open my feedreader (Sage) with Ctrl + S
will cause the print dialog to appear. It can actually become quite
frustrating when onkeypress is used like this...

Best regards,
Derek.
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