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CrossBrowser Ctrl+Click, regular Click call function detection...

Hey all, here's what i'm trying to do. I have a link, i want it so that when you click this link it calls a function, and if you control click on the link, i want a different function to be called. Can this be done? How? Thanx all.

TName

Well, I'd call one function, check there for ctrl and call one of 2 functions:

<html>
<head>
<script>

function ctrlYes() {
alert('Ctrl!');
}

function ctrlNo() {
alert('No Ctrl!');
}

function testCtrl(event) {
if (!event) event = window.event;
if (event.ctrlKey == true) {
ctrlYes();
}
else {
ctrlNo();
}
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<a href="#" onClick="testCtrl(event)" > Click this link </a>
</body>
</html>

gyra

ASKER

okay, that seemed to work, but the only problem is this, in firefox and ie7, when i ctrlClick on the link, it opens up a new window for the link. How do i stop the window from opening up?

TName

Ok, replace
<a href="#" onClick="testCtrl(event)" > Click this link </a>

with this:
<a href="javascript:void(0)" onClick="testCtrl(event)" > Click this link </a>

or with this:
<a href="#" onClick="testCtrl(event);return false;" > Click this link </a>

gyra

ASKER

I tried both and it either solution works fine for IE, but for firefox it still opens a new window/tab.

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gyra

ASKER

Wow, NICE!

Real cool, fake it out! Worked great! Thanx man a million

gyra