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Use alt + shift + a as a hotkey in IE 7/8

I am trying to attach an keyup listener on document object. I want to know when user presses alt + shift + a or alt + shift + w. Both work in Chrome and Firefox. In IE, alt + shift + w works, but alt + shift + a doesn't. I know IE has few hot keys reserved, but why is taking over alt + shift combination, too? Is there a way to prevent this or is it a flow in IE?

Demo: http://jsfiddle.net/HnD5E/

Solution

  • You can get around this behavior with a keydown event.

    $(document).keydown(function (e) {
            if (e.keyCode == 65 && e.altKey) {
                 e.preventDefault();
            }
        }).keyup(...);

    http://jsfiddle.net/HnD5E/4/