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From: "Mel Smith" <med_cutout_syntel@aol.com>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.javascript
Subject: Problem with FF
Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2012 13:31:21 -0600
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Hi:

    I'm having a problem with FireFox in the code below. However, IE 7 and 
Chrome work properly.

    My code below is surely suspect :((

    Would someone suggest a correction so that FF, Chrome, and IE work in 
the same fashion:  i.e., operation returns to my password box with every 
keystroke except <cr> and <tab>

    I have commented the place where FF signals the error:   " e is 
undefined ", this error occurs every time I enter a character in my password 
text input box.

Thank you !

-- 
Mel Smith


************ Here's relevant code ************

function submitpwd() {

if (!e) var e = window.event ;

// for the next line, FF says:    'e is not defined'.  However,  IE and 
Chrome perform properly
var nkey = e.charCode ? e.charCode : e.keyCode ;

if ((nkey != 9) && (nkey != 13) ) {
   return true ;
   }
if(event.stopPropagation) {
   event.stopPropagation ;
   }
event.cancelBubble = true ;
/*
// I've tried with and without calling stopEvent(). There is no difference.
stopEvent(e) ;
*/

var pwdval = "" ;
var el = document.getElementById("ipwdfld") ;

pwdval = alltrim(el.value) ;

if (pwdval.length < 5) {
   window.alert("Password must 5 or 6 digits. Please Fix.") ;
   return false ;
   }

var pwd = document.getElementById("ipwd") ;
pwd.value = pwdval; // set it to the input value for server to access

var drawel = document.getElementById("idraw") ;
drawel.value = clubdraw ;

// fill in the hidden fields for the server
var pwddivel = document.getElementById("ipassword") ;
pwddivel.style.display = "none" ;
var msgel = document.getElementById("imessage") ;
msgel.style.display = "inline" ;
formel = document.getElementById("iformmenu") ;
formel.submit() ;
return true ;
}

function stopEvent(e) {
 if(!e) var e = window.event;

 //e.cancelBubble is supported by IE - this will kill the bubbling process.
 e.cancelBubble = true;
 e.returnValue = false;

 //e.stopPropagation works only in Firefox.
 if (e.stopPropagation) {
  e.stopPropagation();
  e.preventDefault();
 }
 return false;
}

****************   end of code **************