Are there browsers that support SVG that do not also support addEventListener?
On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 10:06 PM, Chris Peto <svg...@resource-solutions.de>wrote: > > > Hi, > > Yes, I use "addEventListener" too, but to make sure that in "all" browsers > (old and new) it works as I have stated. > > > " Using DOM level 0 interfaces (e.g. get/setAttribute) for registering > event > listeners seems novel, but I have never seen it used in practice. Does it > have any advantages over addEventListener?" > > It may seem novel, but it works in all browsers, and that is what counts. > > Cheers, > Chris > > > -----Original Message----- > From: svg-developers@yahoogroups.com [mailto: > svg-developers@yahoogroups.com] > On Behalf Of Jacob Beard > Sent: Donnerstag, 15. September 2011 02:54 > > To: svg-developers@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [svg-developers] Re: No Keyboard Events > > > Hi, > > Just a few notes about your example. > > First, I believe you should use document.documentElement as opposed to > document.rootElement. > > Second, I think addEventListener is the recommended method for registering > event listeners on DOM nodes: > https://developer.mozilla.org/en/DOM/element.addEventListener > > Using DOM level 0 interfaces (e.g. get/setAttribute) for registering event > listeners seems novel, but I have never seen it used in practice. Does it > have any advantages over addEventListener? > > Third, in your example, is it really necessary to prefix "ecmascript" to > the > callback function name? My understanding is that, as opposed to clicking a > link with an "ecmascript" or "javascript" URI handler, the string contents > of on* attributes will simply be evaled in the global scope. If that's the > case, then your example might actually fail with a syntax error. > > Best, > > Jake > > On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 8:25 PM, Chris Peto > <svg...@resource-solutions.de>wrote: > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > You will find that these work for all browsers: > > > > > > > > document.rootElement.setAttribute("onkeypress","ecmascript:gKeyPress(evt);") > > ; > > > > > document.rootElement.setAttribute("onkeydown","ecmascript:gKeyDown(evt);"); > > > > document['onkeypress'] = gKeyPress; > > > > document['onkeydown'] = gKeyDown; > > > > function gKeyPress(evt) > > > > { > > > > ... > > > > } > > > > function gKeyDown(evt) > > > > { > > > > ... > > > > } > > > > Hope this helps. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Chris > > > > From: svg-developers@yahoogroups.com [mailto: > > svg-developers@yahoogroups.com] > > On Behalf Of dark3251 > > Sent: Donnerstag, 15. September 2011 02:07 > > To: svg-developers@yahoogroups.com > > Subject: [svg-developers] Re: No Keyboard Events > > > > > > Interesting. I could just keep track of the last element clicked or > > something similar. Certainly not ideal but I can live with that until > > something better comes along. > > > > So what would be the actual function of these focus events if there are > no > > built in keyboard events? I did a quick test but i couldn't even get the > > event to trigger. > > > > --- In svg-developers@yahoogroups.com > > <mailto:svg-developers%40yahoogroups.com> , Jacob Beard <jbeard4@...> > > wrote: > > > > > > I think your best bet for handling keyboard events interoperably across > > SVG > > > renderers is to register the key* event listener (keyup, keydown, > > keypress) > > > on the document root element. Some renderers do things differently - > for > > > example Batik can receive keypress events on individual elements based > on > > > the mouse position. > > > > > > Jake > > > > > > On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 2:55 PM, dark3251 <dark3251@...> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Am I right to assume there are no keyboard events associated with SVG > > at > > > > this time? I see nothing in the specifications although the confusing > > thing > > > > to me is that I see events describing "focus" as if there were > keyboard > > > > events (e.g. onfocusin/out). Am I just misunderstanding the meaning > of > > focus > > > > here? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > ------------------------------------ > > > ----- > To unsubscribe send a message to: > svg-developers-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com > -or- > visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers and click "edit my > membership" > ----Yahoo! Groups Links > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ ----- To unsubscribe send a message to: svg-developers-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com -or- visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers and click "edit my membership" ----Yahoo! 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