# Handling arrow keys/Ctrl-keys/Alt-keys in the browser

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/handling-arrow-keys-ctrl-keys-alt-keys-in-the-browser/176920>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [October 8, 2009, 10:32am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/handling-arrow-keys-ctrl-keys-alt-keys-in-the-browser/176920 "2009-10-08T10:32:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![C\_K\_Kashyap](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/c37758/32.png) [@C\_K\_Kashyap](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/C_K_Kashyap)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 10:32am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/handling-arrow-keys-ctrl-keys-alt-keys-in-the-browser/176920/1 "2009-10-08T10:32:52Z")

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## Hi All, Does rails provide a browser agnostic way to detect arrow keys/ctrl/alt keys on the browser?

Regards,  
Kashyap

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**Author:** ![C\_K\_Kashyap](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/c37758/32.png) [@C\_K\_Kashyap](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/C_K_Kashyap)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 11:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/handling-arrow-keys-ctrl-keys-alt-keys-in-the-browser/176920/2 "2009-10-08T11:03:54Z")

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I guess your stuck with javascript here… depends which framework you  
are using (jQuery or prototype)…

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**Author:** ![C\_K\_Kashyap](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/c37758/32.png) [@C\_K\_Kashyap](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/C_K_Kashyap)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 11:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/handling-arrow-keys-ctrl-keys-alt-keys-in-the-browser/176920/3 "2009-10-08T11:46:05Z")

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> I guess your stuck with javascript here… depends which framework you  
> are using (jQuery or prototype)…

Thanks … I am panning to use prototype

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Regards,  
Kashyap

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**Author:** ![C\_K\_Kashyap](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/c37758/32.png) [@C\_K\_Kashyap](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/C_K_Kashyap)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 1:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/handling-arrow-keys-ctrl-keys-alt-keys-in-the-browser/176920/4 "2009-10-08T13:43:53Z")

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C K Kashyap wrote:

> > I guess your stuck with javascript here… depends which framework you  
> > are using (jQuery or prototype)…
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> Thanks … I am panning to use prototype

And don’t forget the accesskey attribute on HTML elements.

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> Regards,  
> Kashyap

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