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> There is a special place in hell for people who override [...] the arrow keys in their webpages. Except for game developers, maps developers, in-browser docu
by paulgb 14y ago
> There is a special place in hell for people who override [...] the arrow keys in their webpages.
Except for game developers, maps developers, in-browser document editors, presentation viewers, etc. The web isn't just hypertext any more, and part of making the browser a powerful platform is having features that could be misused.
- artursapek 14y agoExactly. I'm working on something right now that wouldn't be possible without preventDefault(). Don't blame the tool, blame the people who misuse it.