Shortcut key for a button - is it possible? 1

[peterv12]

I'm wondering if there's a way to code a shortcut key to perform the same action as a form button being clicked. I know it can be done in VB, but I don't know about PHP. Simply put, I'd like to be able to perform the same action by clicking a button, or by hitting a key combination.

 

[vacunita]

PHP cannot interact with the the client browser. Its a server side language which means PHP is not running once the page is loaded.

I suppose you could catch the key presses with VB script or Javascript and submit the form accordingly.

Then PHP can process the form.






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[DonQuichote]

Look at the possibilities in HTML. The input element can have an accesskey attribute that let you define a hotkey:

<input type="textbox" values="" accesskey="t">

Just make PHP output such constructs.

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[peterv12]

Phil, thanks for the note about PHP.

Don, thanks for the tip about the accesskey function in HTML, it's just what I was looking for.
Peter V.