Re: Browser search API

On Mon, Dec 2, 2013, at 23:27, Boris Zbarsky wrote:
> On 12/2/13 6:42 AM, Mounir Lamouri wrote:
> > a 'findinpage' event could be fired on the
> > document when the user initiates a find in page and the page would be
> > able to call .preventDefault() on the event in order to show its own UI.
> 
> I assume with a user option to not fire that event and use the browser's 
> default find impl?

Using a cancel-able event would definitely allow implementations to have
such an option.

This said, I was just throwing an idea here. I am not aware of any
implementers actually interested by that feature.

--
Mounir

Received on Monday, 2 December 2013 13:30:50 UTC