Q632 Is is possible to trap the escape key and cause it to close the browser window?

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Q632 Is is possible to trap the escape key and cause it to close the browser window?

Only in Internet Explorer 5b2 and possibly Internet Explorer 4:

<HEAD>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript1.2"><!--
function microsoftKeyPress() {
    if (window.event.keyCode == 27)
        window.close();
}
//--></SCRIPT>

</HEAD>

<BODY onKeyPress="microsoftKeyPress()">
</BODY>

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