Overriding the F1 key in FF, chrome, ie. Is F1 on ie8/chrome on keyup and in FF on keypress? What about in an input field?

Question

I\'m creating namespaced events with jquery. When I use the following function with code=112, a function, bool=false, everything works fine in FF and the F1 key submits to

Answer 1

Use keydown instead of keyup with preventDefault because chrome using with keydown if you used keyup chome already triggered help page.

    if (e.key === "F1") {
        e.preventDefault();
        //Do Code Here
    };