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DJP1SDJP1S 

Create a Visualfroce keyboard shortcut?

I've got a method in my class that updates records. Some of my more savvy users would like a CTRL+S function to activate this while they're just sitting there.

 

Is there anyway to implement this? I don't see anything in the documentation.

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The attribute you're looking for is "accesskey". That will let you assign a hot key (as per HTML standards). You can also use normal JavaScript; assign a body onKeyPress event handler that watches for a given keypress (e.g. Ctrl-S), and once detected, it can call an actionFunction defined in the form (or you can query for the commandButton by ID, and activate its onclick handler). I'd take a look at a normal course in JavaScript for help on that.
DJP1SDJP1S

I tried something like this on my form and it won't work. Thanks for the Access key tip, though. I think users can adjust to using alt+s vs. ctrl + s. I'd still like to get ctrl + s working. 

<apex:actionFunction name="saveThePage" action="{!updateRecords}"/>
    <script>
        window.onKeyPress = whatKey();
        function whatKey(e){
            //if ctrl is pressed
            if(e.ctrlKey){
                //if 'S' key is pressed
                if(e.keyCode == 83){
                    updateRecords();
                }
                if(e.keyCode == 115){
                    updateRecords();
                }
            }
        }
    </script>