onKeyPress select problem

[kopite]

Hi,

When the key press event has occured i want to capture the key pressed, so far I am having problems with this on the select tag.

This works
<Select Name=f1 onclick=&quot;ss();&quot; onKeyPress=&quot;alert('Hi');&quot;>

but this does not...
<Select Name=f1 onclick=&quot;ss();&quot; onKeyPress=&quot;nowt();&quot;>

<script language=javascript>
function nowt()
{
alert('Key pressed');
}
</script>

thanks for your help in advance,

 

[kopite]

one other thing I am doing this in IE 4 and above

 

[Guest_imported]

This is the code I use to capture the alpha/numeric key pressed.

<script language=&quot;javascript&quot;>
function blah()
{
alert(String.fromCharCode(window.event.keyCode))
}
</script>

of course you still have to call it using the onkeypress.

Good luck

 

[motte]

kopite,

The event handler that works with <select> is onChange.

Mike

 

[vbchind]

Mr.Kopite ,
your code functions well in both forms,
and if you really are to catch the key pressed ,
the script from MrGPF (visitor) makes it clean.

 

[kopite]

Hi,

Thanks for that.

How can I pick up when the user has pressed the space bar?

thanks