To a javascript mortal (i.e. someone who lacks sufficient proficiency to write or contribute to a library) this is refreshing. Looking forward to ignoring event.keyCode in my next project. Thanks for this.
Keymaster.js: painless keyboard shortcuts for javascript
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Re: Keymaster.js: painless keyboard shortcuts for javascript
#22Please add todo for unbinding key maps (specific/all). For example if page contains ajax loaded partials.
Re: Keymaster.js: painless keyboard shortcuts for javascript
#23Hmm. Binds all events to `document`, which means that if you type something in a text field, it'll still trigger the event. (One of the TODOs is "Make behavior with INPUT / SELECT / TEXTAREA configurable.) Thing is, jQuery Hotkeys ( https://github.com/jeresig/jquery.hotkeys ) is more versatile (since you can bind events to any element), works under a wider range of browsers, and is nearly as lightweight (if you alrea…
In case anyone wants it, here's my unicode-friendly fork of jQuery Hotkeys: https://github.com/TrevorBurnham/jquery.hotkeys
Note that because of the way the library works, you can only use the unicode equivalents on this fork—aliases like "ctrl" and "alt" will not work. (jQuery Hotkeys was written with a pretty hardcore approach to efficiency, so everything is 1:1. Keymaster uses an `indexOf` search each time a key is pressed, which has a negligible impact on performance in modern browsers.)