Re: backspace key disable as back button in IE

by Ilya Dubinsky <ilya788(at)inter.net.il>

Date:	Wed, 22 Mar 2000 19:09:26 +0200
To:	"Cyanide _7" <leo7278(at)hotmail.com>
Cc:	hwg-languages(at)hwg.org
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                 Hi!
>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?

         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.

>http://members.xoom.com/_XMCM/cyanide_7/EditableMenus/index.html
>
>thanx in advance. - Cyanide_7
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				Yours, Ilya.

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