You can't actually trigger a keypress, only it's event listeners. I
think you'll have to deal with "ranges":
https://developer.mozilla.org/En/DOM/Range
On Jan 9, 4:03 am, RSol <viacheslav.rud...@gmail.com> wrote:
> To replace ':)' to image I see 2 variants:
> When I detect ':)' I:
> 1. Emulate two BackSpace and execCommand('InsertImage',false,img)
> 2. Get all text from '#editor', then String.replace(/:\)/g,img), then
> put that in '#editor', then need moove cursor to the end of '#editor'.
> I dont know how to move cursor to the end of editor.
>
> I select 1st variant, and try emulate BackSpace key. Using $
> ('#editor').trigger("keypress", ........) I cant do this - I dont ckow
> how!
> I find:
>
> var evt = document.createEvent("KeyEvents");
> evt.initKeyEvent(
> "keypress", // in DOMString typeArg,
> true, // in boolean canBubbleArg,
> true, // in boolean cancelableArg,
> null, // in nsIDOMAbstractView viewArg, Specifies
> UIEvent.view. This value may be null.
> false, // in boolean ctrlKeyArg,
> false, // in boolean altKeyArg,
> false, // in boolean shiftKeyArg,
> false, // in boolean metaKeyArg,
> 8, // in unsigned long keyCodeArg,
> 0); // in unsigned long charCodeArg);
> $('#editor')[0].dispatchEvent(evt);
>
> it's work in FF, but dont work in IE.
>
> > Ah, I think I see the issue. Am I right in assuming that you don't
> > want to simulate the backspace, but detect it?
>
> I need to simulate the BackSpace
>
> > Also, how are you keeping track of the replacement? It seems to me
> > that you could do yourself a big favor and make what the user enters
> > not what you show the user, so when they delete a smiley, you can just
> > remove the whole thing?
