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#About
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**jQuery.hotkeys** is a plug-in that lets you easily add and remove handlers for keyboard events anywhere in your code supporting almost any key combination.
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It is based on a library [Shortcut.js](http://www.openjs.com/scripts/events/keyboard_shortcuts/shortcut.js) written by [Binny V A](http://www.openjs.com/).
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The syntax is as follows:
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<pre>
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$(expression).bind(<types>,<options>, <handler>);
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$(expression).unbind(<types>,<options>, <handler>);
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$(document).bind('keydown', 'Ctrl+a', fn);
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// e.g. replace '$' sign with 'EUR'
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$('input.foo').bind('keyup', '$', function(){
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this.value = this.value.replace('$', 'EUR');
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});
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$('div.foo').unbind('keydown', 'Ctrl+a', fn);
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</pre>
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## [Live Demo](http://jshotkeys.googlepages.com/test-static-01.html)
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## Types
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Supported types are `'keydown'`, `'keyup'` and `'keypress'`
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## Options
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The options are `'combi'` i.e. the key combination, and `'disableInInput'` which allow your code not to be executed when the cursor is located inside an input ( `$(elem).is('input') || $(elem).is('textarea')` ).
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As you can see, the key combination can be passed as string or as an object. You may pass an object in case you wish to override the default option for `disableInInput` which is set to `false`:
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<pre>
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$(document).bind('keydown', {combi:'a', disableinInput: true}, fn);
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</pre>
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I.e. when cursor is within an input field, `'a'` will be inserted into the input field without interfering.
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If you want to use more than one modifiers (e.g. alt+ctrl+z) you should define them by an alphabetical order e.g. alt+ctrl+shift
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Modifiers are case insensitive, i.e. 'Ctrl+a' 'ctrl+a'.
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## Handler
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In previous versions there was an option propagate which is removed now and implemented at the user code level.
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When using jQuery, if an event handler returns false, jQuery will call `stopPropagation()` and `preventDefault()`
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## jQuery Compatibility
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Tested with *jQuery 1.2.6*
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It known to be working with all the major browsers on all available platforms (Win/Mac/Linux)
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* IE 6/7/8
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* FF 1.5/2/3
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* Opera-9
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* Safari-3
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* Chrome-0.2
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## Features added in this version (0.7.x)
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* Implemented as $.fn - let you use `this`.
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* jQuery selectors are supported.
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* Extending `$.fn.bind` and `$.fn.unbind` so you get a single interface for binding events to handlers
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## Overriding jQuery
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The plugin wraps the following jQuery methods:
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* $.fn.bind
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* $.fn.unbind
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* $.find
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Even though the plugin overrides these methods, the original methods will *always* be called.
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The plugin will add functionality only for the `keydown`, `keyup` and `keypress` event types. Any other types are passed untouched to the original `'bind()'` and `'unbind()'` methods.
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Moreover, if you call `bind()` without passing the shortcut key combination e.g. `$(document).bind('keydown', fn)` only the original `'bind()'` method will be executed.
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I also modified the `$.fn.find` method by adding a single line at the top of the function body. here is the code:
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jQuery.fn.find = function( selector ) {
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// the line I added
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this.query=selector;
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// call jQuery original find
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return jQuery.fn.__find__.apply(this, arguments);
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};
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</pre>
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You can read about this at [jQuery's User Group](http://groups.google.com/group/jquery-en/browse_thread/thread/18f9825e8d22f18d)
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###Notes
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Firefox is the most liberal one in the manner of letting you capture all short-cuts even those that are built-in in the browser such as `Ctrl-t` for new tab, or `Ctrl-a` for selecting all text. You can always bubble them up to the browser by returning `true` in your handler.
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Others, (IE) either let you handle built-in short-cuts, but will add their functionality after your code has executed. Or (Opera/Safari) will *not* pass those events to the DOM at all.
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*So, if you bind `Ctrl-Q` or `Alt-F4` and your Safari/Opera window is closed don't be surprised.*
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###Current Version is: beta 0.7 |