Mousetrap is a standalone library with no external dependencies. It weighs in at around 2kb minified and gzipped and 4.5kb minified. Mousetrap has been tested and should work in Internet Explorer 6+, Safari, Firefox, and Chrome. The bind method is the main call you will be making. This will bind a specified keyboard command to a callback method. If you want to bind multiple key commands to the same callback you can pass in an array for the first argument. Mousetrap 1.4 introduced a generic mod helper which lets you set cross platform shortcuts. The sequence of keys feature was inspired by Gmail. Any keys separated by a space will be considered a sequence. If you type each key in order the final one in the sequence will trigger the callback. If you type a key not in the sequence or wait too long the sequence will reset. You can also make a sequence that includes key combinations within it.

Features

  • There are no external dependencies, no framework is required
  • It works with international keyboard layouts
  • You can bind Gmail like key sequences in addition to regular keys and key combinations
  • You can programatically trigger key events with the trigger() method
  • It works with the numeric keypad on your keyboard
  • The code is well documented/commented

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License

Apache License V2.0

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Programming Language

JavaScript

Related Categories

JavaScript Libraries, JavaScript Keyboards

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2021-05-28