I had a similar problem, except using inputs rather than checkboxes. I also went forward only, but I think you could modify or at least use it as a starting point. Here is the thread where it was posted:
http://groups.google.com/group/jquery-en/browse_thread/thread/d9f526718f3feaa0/d5d137d73d79d1df On Jul 24, 2:02 am, Mohsen Saboorian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi list, > I have a number of checkboxes, each inside a table cell. I want to let > user navigate through these checkboxes using arrow keys. To do so I > start with a code like this: > $("input:checkbox").bind("keydown", function(e) { > // Here I want to find previous or next checkbox element > if (e.keyCode == 38) { > // select next > } else if () { > // select prev > } > > }); > > How can I select (focus on) next or previous checkbox in a cell? there > might be different level of nesting for checkboxes, for example: > > <table> > <tr> > <td> > [checkbox] > </td> > <td> > [checkbox] > </td> > <tr> > <td> > <span>[checkbox]<span> > </td> > <td> > [checkbox] > </td> > </tr> > </table> > > Thanks, > Mohsen.
