Disable right-click menu

snoopy75 · May 6, 2003

First of all, I'm not asking this question to protect my code or anything, because I've read the numerous threads on that subject, and I know that's not possible.

I'm trying to design a custom right-click menu for certain links on my page. I found a neat tool tip script on

http://javascript.internet.com/navigation/pop-up-link-with-description.html

, and I want to modify it to bring up a tool tip when the user right-clicks on a link (instead of onMouseOver). However, at the same time, I'd like to suppress the standard right-click menu, to avoid confusion. I've looked, but I can't seem to find the code snippet that should make that possible. Can anyone give me a hand? Thanks!

--Ryan

Placido · May 6, 2003

Hi-

Use code below gently provided by (

http://www.w3schools.com/dhtml/dhtml_dom_examples.asp):

<html>
<head>

<script type="text/javascript">
function whichButton()
{
if (event.button==1)
{
alert("Left mouse button was clicked!&quot

}
else
{
alert("Right mouse button was clicked!&quot

}
}
</script>
</head>

<body onmousedown="whichButton()">

<p>
Click somewhere in the document. An alert box will alert which mouse button you clicked.
</p>

</body>
</html>

Ciao
Placido

Placido

P.S.
Knowledge gives you the mean to see the door...
Wisdom gives you the key to open it...

Placido · May 6, 2003

I forgot... that i sonly for IE5.5 and above

Ciao
Placido

Placido

P.S.
Knowledge gives you the mean to see the door...
Wisdom gives you the key to open it...

greedyzebra · May 6, 2003

You want to make a new "context menu."

This script might help you:

http://devscripts.com/visit.php?sId=1786

As usual, it won't work for Netscape

Good luck.

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Disable right-click menu

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