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keyboardfreak
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 Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 6:47 pm Post subject: Detect if input boxes are focused on web pages |
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Using the same technique as described in this topic i did a little proof of concept implementation of input box focus detection.
It is useful if you want to add custom single-key hotkeys to webpages you visit frequently, but don't want them to interfere with normal typing (e.g. custom hotkeys for GMail, etc.). If an input text box is focused then the script can send a normal character, otherwise it performs the assigned function.
The distinction can be made by checking the window title which reflects the current focus status.
The Javascript snippet below was tested on Opera only. It probably works on Firefox too. Let me know if it does.
Update: Added document focus checking, so that the AHK script sending the characters can detect if focus is on the address bar.
I did a quick try on Firefox and the script didn't work because of Javascript differences (different objects in the DOM). I don't know enough about JS to debug the problem, so it's up to someone more knowledgeable in JS to fix it for Firefox and IE.
| Code: | function ahk_focus_indicate(e)
{
document.title = original_title + " [input]";
inputfocus = true;
}
function ahk_nofocus_indicate(e)
{
document.title = original_title + " [noinput]";
inputfocus = false;
}
function ahk_docfocus_indicate(e)
{
if (!inputfocus)
document.title = original_title + " [doc]";
}
function ahk_docnofocus_indicate(e)
{
document.title = original_title + " [nodoc]";
}
var original_title;
var inputfocus = false;
document.addEventListener(
'load',
function (e) {
original_title = document.title;
document.onblur = ahk_docnofocus_indicate;
document.onfocus = ahk_docfocus_indicate;
var inputs = document.getElementsByTagName("input");
for (var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++)
{
var input = inputs[i];
if (input.type != "text")
continue;
input.onfocus = ahk_focus_indicate;
input.onblur = ahk_nofocus_indicate;
}
}, false); |
Last edited by keyboardfreak on Mon Sep 01, 2008 9:38 am; edited 1 time in total |
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tank
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| Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 9:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Code: | JS=
(function ahk_focus_indicate(e)
{
document.title = original_title + " [focus]";
}
function ahk_nofocus_indicate(e)
{
document.title = original_title + " [nofocus]";
}
var original_title;
document.addEventListener(
'load',
function (e) {
original_title = document.title;
var inputs = document.getElementsByTagName("input");
for (var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++)
{
var input = inputs[i];
if (input.type != "text")
continue;
input.onfocus = ahk_focus_indicate;
input.onblur = ahk_nofocus_indicate;
}
}, false);
)
COM_Init()
COM_Error(0)
pageSearched:="Detect if input boxes are focused on web pages"
Loop, % COM_Invoke(psw := COM_Invoke(psh:=COM_CreateObject("Shell.Application"), "Windows"), "Count")
{
LocationName:=COM_Invoke(pwb:=COM_Invoke(psw, "Item", A_Index-1), "LocationName")
IfInString,LocationName,%pageSearched%
Break
COM_Release(pwb)
}
COM_Invoke(pwin:=COM_Invoke(document:=COM_Invoke(pwb,"Document"),"Parent Window"),"execScript",JS)
COM_Release(pwin),COM_Release(document),COM_Release(pwb)
COM_Term() |
The above would be a quick adaption FOR IE of detecting feild focus on this page "Detect if input boxes are focused on web pages"
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keyboardfreak
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| Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 6:47 am Post subject: |
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| tank wrote: | | The above would be a quick adaption FOR IE of detecting feild focus on this page "Detect if input boxes are focused on web pages" |
Cool! If the same JS works on IE then it most probably works on FireFox too, so we have input focus detection for all the major browsers. |
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| Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 11:25 am Post subject: Re: Detect if input boxes are focused on web pages |
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| keyboardfreak wrote: | Using the same technique as described in this topic i did a little proof of concept implementation of input box focus detection.
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@keyboardfreak, may I suggest that you post a link in the referenced post to this thread. It occurs to me that those reading the referenced post would find this post useful.  |
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| Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 12:22 pm Post subject: |
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i want to be clear i didnt test what i posted so i dont know if the javascript works correctly
but all the rest of it providing the javaqscript works would definately work in IE
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| Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 4:08 pm Post subject: Re: Detect if input boxes are focused on web pages |
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| Anonymous wrote: | | @keyboardfreak, may I suggest that you post a link in the referenced post to this thread. It occurs to me that those reading the referenced post would find this post useful. |
Good idea. Done. |
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keyboardfreak
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| Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 4:09 pm Post subject: |
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| tank wrote: | i want to be clear i didnt test what i posted so i dont know if the javascript works correctly
but all the rest of it providing the javaqscript works would definately work in IE |
Okay, then it still needs to be tested on FF and IE. Any volunteers? I use Opera, so I did my part. |
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keyboardfreak
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| Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 9:40 am Post subject: |
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| Added some improvents and more info on Firefox in the first post. |
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