Full-screen Flash doesn't let you handle key input. From http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplayer/articles/full_screen_mode.html http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flas

Full-screen Flash doesn't let you handle key input. From http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplayer/articles/full_screen_mode.html http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplayer/articles/full_screen... : "# Users cannot enter text in text input fields while in full-screen mode. All keyboard input and key-related ActionScript is disabled while in full-screen mode, with the exception of the keyboard shortcuts that take the viewer out of full-screen mode." Edit: looks like it's slightly better in Flash 10. From http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplayer/articles/fplayer10_security_changes_03.html#head5 http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplayer/articles/fplayer10_s... : "Flash Player 9 does not allow keyboard input when displaying content in full-screen mode. Flash Player 10 changes this, allowing for a limited number of keys to be usable in full-screen mode. These include Tab, the Spacebar, and the (up, down, left, right) arrow keys."