Put a really big square behind all your other graphics. Then hook up your events to that. The svg itself can't catch those events.
On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 18:27:14 -0000, pallavi_nagarhalli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > Actually I want to capture the mousedown event on the root element ie > svg element. But I am not able to capture it. I am printing out an > alert in the mousedown. The alert shows up for all the other elements > but the svg element. How can I capture the event? > > Thanks, > Pallavi > --- In svg-developers@yahoogroups.com, "Peter Kalev" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > In this case you must capture the events on those element and stop > > propagation of the event... > > > > Peter Kalev > > Senior Developer, > > SWF, LLC > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: pallavi_nagarhalli [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 3:59 PM > > To: svg-developers@yahoogroups.com > > Subject: [svg-developers] Re: Overriding ctrl+mousedown > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > I have a strange problem now. > > I have added the mousedown, onload, onclick event handlers to the > > rootNode ie the svg node. > > But the mousedown function is firing only when the evt.getTarget() > is > > anything other than the svg element itself (like path for eg). So > > whenever i ctrl+mousedown on a path element, the callMyZoomIn() > from > > the mousedown fires. otherwise, if i ctrl+mousedown on the svg > > element, the mousedown event is not firing and the default zoomin > > action is occuring. > > how do i stop the default action. > > Please help. > > > > Thanks, > > pallavi. > > > > PS: I have made sure that the element to which i have added the > event > > handlers is the rootnode. > > Also, i dont have an id for the root element. > > > > --- In svg-developers@yahoogroups.com, "Peter Kalev" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > Use this: > > > > > > <svg id="main" onload="init(evt);" > > > onclick="evt.stopPropagation();evt.preventDefault();" > onmousedown=" > > > evt.stopPropagation();evt.preventDefault();"> > > > > > > ...to kill context menu... > > > > > > Peter Kalev > > > Senior Developer, > > > SWF, LLC > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: pallavi_nagarhalli [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 4:15 PM > > > To: svg-developers@yahoogroups.com > > > Subject: [svg-developers] Overriding ctrl+mousedown > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I am trying to provide my own zoomin function when > > evt.ctrlKey==true. > > > I call the function as > > > > > > if(evt.ctrlKey==true) > > > { > > > callMyZoomIn() > > > } > > > > > > The function callMyZoomIn() is called. But when it finishes > > > executing, the normal ctrl+mousedown is also happening. ie zoom > in. > > > > > > How do i stop that default action. Please help. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Pallavi > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- > > > To unsubscribe send a message to: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -or- > > > visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers and > click "edit > > my > > > membership" > > > ---- > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- > > To unsubscribe send a message to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -or- > > visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers and click "edit > my > > membership" > > ---- > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > ----- > To unsubscribe send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -or- > visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers and click "edit my > membership" > ---- > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > -- Joel Lucsy "The dinosaurs became extinct because they didn't have a space program." -- Larry Niven ----- To unsubscribe send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -or- visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers and click "edit my membership" ---- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
