I really hate pages that take control of the keyboard like this.
Your website isn't so special to completely change how I use my browser.
It might be okay for a game, but in every other case, if my regular bindings don't work, I leave.
Your website isn't so special to completely change how I use my browser.
It might be okay for a game, but in every other case, if my regular bindings don't work, I leave.
For most websites, I will leave. But for web "apps" like Google Docs, or GMail, or my company's internal apps, I want to use application-style keyboard shortcuts like Ctrl+S and Ctrl+T and Ctrl+N. I want Ctrl+N to create a new document inside my application, not a new browser window.
The best solution would be to ask users to give permission to a webpage to overwrite native keyboard shortcuts for their own uses.
Great app, project page and effort.
It has legitimate uses though, I'm not saying it shouldn't be used. But please use it only where it makes sense.
The problem isn't that keyboard shortcuts for web apps are inherently bad. The problem is application designers who choose their keyboard shortcuts poorly.