event handling with firefox

jon8884 · June 14th, 2005, 05:21 PM

In "Professional java-script for Web Developers" the sample code for dragging and dropping in Chapter 13 does not work in firefox. Is there a quick fix, such as a modification to eventutil.js for this? I have found the problem to be in the getEvent function.

nzakas · June 16th, 2005, 10:20 AM

The problem is actually how the function is being called. Find this line:

Code:

<p><div id="div1" onmousedown="handleMouseDown()"></div> </p>

Change it to this:

Code:

<p><div id="div1" onmousedown="handleMouseDown(event)"></div> </p>

Nicholas C. Zakas
Author, Professional JavaScript for Web Developers (ISBN 0764579088)
http://www.nczonline.net/