On 11 March 2013 13:24, Florian Bösch <pyalot@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 8:41 PM, Wez <wez@chromium.org> wrote: > >> The critical difference between "keyCode" and "code" is that the >> prevalent implementation of "keyCode" uses Windows virtual-key codes, which >> change for some keys depending upon layout. It's also implemented using >> other completely different schemes by some browsers. So normative >> documentation isn't really an option. >> > > keyCode also has the following problems: > > - The same keyCode is issued for different physical keys > - The same physical key emits different keyCode based on modifier keys > Which keys are you thinking of? keyCode changes for some keys based on lock-states (the NumPad keys) but not for shift/ctrl/alt modifier-states. - The keyCode cannot be converted to a users locale/layout/flavor of > physical key cap >
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