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Blocking shift-click

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AndyGroom

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Hi,

Is it possible to add a tag in an HTML document to prevent users from shift-clicking to open a new window?


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no.
You MIGHT be able to capture the click event in Javascript and just do nothing, but why'd you want that?

most people get extremely annoyed by tricks like that (plus they're easy to get around...).
 
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Well, here you go.
If you have a use for it, then it's really up to you.

<html>
<head>
<SCRIPT >
function cancelLink() {
if (window.event.srcElement.tagName == &quot;A&quot; && window.event.shiftKey)
window.event.returnValue = false;
}
</SCRIPT>
</HEAD>
<BODY onclick=&quot;cancelLink()&quot;>

<A href=&quot; click for new window (not!)</a>
</body>
</html>

Hope I helped / Thanks for helping
if ((Math.abs(x)<10&&Math.abs(y)<10) && (((parseInt(Math.abs(x).toString()+Math.abs(y).toString())-Math.abs(x)-Math.abs(y))%9)!=0)) {alert(&quot;I'm a monkey's uncle&quot;);}
 
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Hi,

Thanks for the code. The reason behind it is I'm using an IE window in an application and I want to intercept shift-clicks so that I can alter the URL before spawning a new window. Like you say, shift-click is a very useful feature, a bit like ctrl-refresh.


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I have to agree with jwenting. Users get comfortable with their browsers and they expect certain things to happen when they interact with it. If you interfere with that expectation then you effectively drive users away, not to mention driving up their level of frustration!

Use this ONLY if your boss demands if from you.

There's always a better way...
 
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