textfield focus question

[Joe McGuckin]

I have a text input field with a onChange javascript method.

I want to type text into the field and hit the return key and have my
javascript code executed. As is,
I have to click the mouse somewhere outside the input text field -
workable but cumbersome.

Any ideas?


Thanks,

Joe

[kaeli]

Re: textfield focus question

In article <248eb73d.04081 71223.3a31c7ee@ posting.google. com>, joe@via.net
enlightened us with...[color=blue]
> I have a text input field with a onChange javascript method.
>
> I want to type text into the field and hit the return key and have my
> javascript code executed.[/color]

But is this what your users want?
Changing the way a form works is very often a very bad idea. The "return"
key, or the "enter" key, has certain default behaviors that users get used
to.

Assuming it is agreeable to the users (intranet app, personal app, etc),
you'd need to capture the enter keypress and call your code. The code for
this has been posted several times. Google the usenet archive.
Note that this may break the default behavior of having a form submit when
the user presses the enter key, something some of us really, really like. ;)

HTH
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