vkey
virtual keyCode
to human name mapping. let's team up to quash all of the keyCode
inconsistencies that we can!
var vkey = require('vkey')
document.body.addEventListener('keydown', function(ev) {
console.log(vkey[ev.keyCode])
}, false)
cobbled together from Benvie's Keyboard and MDN.
contributing / making life better for everyone
EASY MODE, Step 0: Visit the test page. Go to Step 2.
Step 1: get the repo and run the test site.
$ git clone git://github.com/chrisdickinson/vkey.git
$ cd vkey.git
$ npm install --dev .
$ npm start
$ # open localhost:3030
Step 2: open the site in all the browsers you have at your command! mash keys! note inconsistencies!
Step 3: open an issue with:
- your operating system
- the browser + version
- (as best as you can describe), what kind of keyboard you're using. images welcome! crude drawings of keyboards less welcome, but still a little welcome.
- what key you pressed
- what result you expected
- what result you got
Step 3, HARD MODE: open a pull request with all of the above, and a minimally invasive fix!
deviations thus far
- meta left and right are reduced to
<meta>
, because no one really seems to support it correctly. <unk>
is coerced to<menu>
on OSX, since it has no idea what that button is (using a dell keyboard.)
license
MIT