keyup bindings not working in Firefox
- by Jarred
Hi. You can see my project here -
http://www.inluxphoto.com/custom/jsgallery/index.php
I am attempting to make the left and right arrow keys move the slideshow. I was able to get it to work in all browsers by following exactly the instructions on the front page of jqueryfordesigners.com (sorry I am only allowed one link).
However, it is necessary that the keyup be unbinded until the animation completes, so the user cannot do a quick double tap of the key, which breaks the show. This led me to the following function -
function keyCommands() {
//Bind Keys according to keyAssignments
function keyCommandBind() {
$(document.documentElement).bind('keyup', keyAssignments)
}
//Bind functions to specific keys
function keyAssignments() {
if (event.keyCode == 37) {
leftArrow();
}
if (event.keyCode == 39) {
rightArrow();
}
if (event.keyCode == 32) {
spaceBar();
}
}
function leftArrow() {
//unbind, do stuff, rebind
}
function rightArrow() {
//unbind, do stuff, rebind
}
function spaceBar() {
//unbind, do stuff, rebind
}
keyCommandBind();
}
This works in all browsers except Firefox & Camino. Firebug tells me event (ie event.keyCode) is not defined. That's true, it's not defined, and I understand that. However I don't understand why, if it's not defined, does it work in all other browsers.
How can I appropriately define this? Or, am I doing it wrong?
Any help would be most appreciated, thanks for your time!
