Disable right click without alert, in IE and NS?

[reinholdj]

I am looking for a good way to disable the right click, that does not produce an alert - and that is cross browser. (We test in IE 5+, NS 6+, and Opera 5+).

We have an app that will pop up windows that allow users to chose from a set of options, then add those selections to the main page.

I would like to disable the right click so that noone can bookmark, view source, or go "back" - the popup page.

I know nothing is foolproof, but there will be little incentive to try since all that is on the popup page will be a text list and some check boxes....

All of the scripts I have found have something wrong. Like they either have an alert in IE, or they dont have an alert but they will not work in NS....

Any suggestions?

 

[mackey333]

Ok once agian, everything you are trying hide is on the toolbar. If you must "hide" your code with no pop-ups just replace the alert with something else like:

if(document.history){} -Greg :-Q

 

[Montroze]

Good luck on hiding youe source...unless your doing your page in Flash, its easy to get.

 

[reinholdj]

I understand that there are still ways to duplicate the actions of the right click menu.

(why do people always just say "don't bother"?)

I simply want to get rid of the right click menu, with no alerts. We want the pop-up as simple as possible for the users.

Thats all...

 

[pantinc]

try this... I'm not sure if it works in netscape, but it's worth a shot...

*:->* Sunny


<script language=&quot;JavaScript1.2&quot;>
<!--

if (window.Event) // Only Netscape will have the CAPITAL E.
document.captureEvents(Event.MOUSEUP); // catch the mouse up event

function nocontextmenu() // this function only applies to IE4, ignored otherwise.
{
event.cancelBubble = true
event.returnValue = false;

return false;
}

function norightclick(e) // This function is used by all others
{
if (window.Event) // again, IE or NAV?
{
if (e.which == 2 || e.which == 3)
return false;
}
else
if (event.button == 2 || event.button == 3)
{
event.cancelBubble = true
event.returnValue = false;
return false;
}

}

document.oncontextmenu = nocontextmenu; // for IE5+
document.onmousedown = norightclick; // for all others
//-->
</script>