RE: backspace key disable as back button in IE

>I probably should have made that last post a little clearer.

thanx for the info Peter, your first post was enough. I guess I just assumed 
that if keypress didn't catch it, then keydown wouldn't either. now the only 
problem is the one from Ilya Dubinsky:

>as MSDN states, one cannot capture backspace in IE4, only in IE5.
>this is a feature, not a bug. no way around, as far as I know.

i can at least catch the event now and process it, but i can't seem to 
cancel it as Ilya describes. Ilya, do you have the URI of that information?  
I'd like to take a look at it. Thanx again guys! - Cyanide_7

>I just get so
>busy working, I think of a quick solution and just sorta throw it out
>without thinking of what someone would see sometimes... ahh well.
>
>Here is how to catch that nasty backspace key in IE:
>
>document.onkeydown = catchIt;
>
>function catchIt() {
>	if(window.event.keyCode == 8){
>		return false;
>	}
>}
>
>Pete
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	Cyanide _7 [SMTP:leo7278(at)hotmail.com]
> > Sent:	Wednesday, March 22, 2000 4:59 AM
> > To:	hwg-languages(at)hwg.org
> > Subject:	backspace key disable as back button in IE
> >
> > I have a script that dynamically edits SELECT menus. The only real 
>problem
> >
> > is that when I'm trying to capture keypress events in IE, the BACKSPACE
> > key
> > acts like a back button and doesn't seem to be captured at all. Does
> > anyone
> > know why this is or a way around it?
> >
> > http://members.xoom.com/_XMCM/cyanide_7/EditableMenus/index.html
> >
> > thanx in advance. - Cyanide_7
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