creating hotkeys...

[Golgotha]

is there a way to create a hotkey in JavaScript?
ie) hit the 'v' key on the keyboard and it calls a function...

thanks.

[asterix]

Yes, but it more of a HTML 4.0 thing, you don't need Javascript in a standards compliant browser:

<form action="accesskey.htm">
<p>A field using [Alt]+]+<SPAN style="text-decoration:underline;">f</SPAN>:<br>
<input type="text" size="40" value="Field" accesskey="f"></p>
<p>A button using [Alt]+<SPAN style="text-decoration:underline;">b</SPAN>:<br>
<input type="button" value="Button" accesskey="b"></p>
</form>

No Javascript, just HTML.
The SPAN is to give the users a visual representation, just like a standard windows GUI.

[Golgotha]

so accesskey is a set aside word that does it?

[asterix]

Yes, thats right. accesskey is an attribute of mostly anything with a visual representation, even <span>.

[pauls]

Hey! I was about to ask a similar question so it has kind of saved me the trouble...

I'd like to user Enter and Esc as my access keys - obviously, they are not printable characters, so how would I define them?

Thanks,

[Golgotha]

yep, me too, I need to use like an 'Enter' key or a 'Tab' that will call a function. This is for a handheld device.