I'm not a javascript or jquery guru but from what I can tell it's still not possible to reliably grab all keyboard characters within a browser. Browsers will hi

I'm not a javascript or jquery guru but from what I can tell it's still not possible to reliably grab all keyboard characters within a browser. Browsers will hijack many combinations - backspace key (some browsers change depending where your mouse is), alt+f, etc. And they're inconsistent in what they grab. For this reason, I'd still far prefer console applications rather than a browser, despite the rendering advantages you get with a browser. With a console app, you can easily get to a point where it will always work the same, regardless of the platform your user is on. Keyboard interaction should be a more important part of desktop computer usage than it is in these modern wimpy systems we use. The state of the browser is the main driver of this.