Using KeyTable with Enter and Space
Using KeyTable with Enter and Space
micster
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I have a system that I am adding keyboard access to. There are multiple tables and the aim is that pressing Enter or Space on a row in one DataTable changes what is displayed in the later tables and the rest of the page. Here is a mock up of it designed to use the keyboard rather than mouse: live.datatables.net/pehative/8/edit
Everything works well if using the key S to select a row, but using Enter or Space (that should run the same code) sets the focus back to the first DataTable. Should Enter and Space work the same as other keys?
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Hi @micster ,
No, KeyTable treats those separately. You could modify that plugin to treat the keys differently so that they behave how you want.
Cheers,
Colin
Thanks @colin. I think modifying the plug-in is beyond me at the moment and I expect that staying with the standard plug-in will have other benefits. I'll use KeyTables as it is (hopefully the nightly version will be included in a new released version soon), remove Enter and Space from the allowed keys and make sure I give clear instructions for use of the keyboard.
Any idea when 2.51 will move from nightly dev to release?
Hi @micster ,
It will be soon - hopefully in two weeks or so. We need to update the CDN first, which is almost complete, then all the releases will be made immediately after,
Cheers,
Colin
Brilliant, thanks @Colin
