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 Key Launcher 
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The following launcher keys are available: Press the letter "H" for: Home Page* Press the letter "F" for: Feedback Page Press the letter "N" for: What's New Page Press the letter "S" for: Site Contents |
The easiest website navigation yet requires nothing more than touching letters on your keyboard. Just touch a letter that has been defined as a launcher key and you are sent to that key's pre-defined page. It's easy to add as many launcher keys as you want and surely will amaze your visitors! Awesome!
We have tested the code in IE6.0, Firefox1.5.0.3, Opera8.54, Netscape8.1 and AOL Explorer1.2. This script worked in IE, Opera8.54 and AOL Explorer1.2. All other platforms tested it will "Not" work. It degrades well and you will not get any error messages.
- One noted variation observed in Netscape8.1 was that when you hit a defined key, all it did was to add that letter at the end of the URL in the address bar.
D epending on your knowledge of HTML and javascripts, this is an easy two part copy and paste code that goes in both the <HEAD> and <BODY> sections of your document with minimal reconfigurations.
<HEAD> Section Reconfigurations
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
<!-- This script and many more are available free online at -->
<!-- The JavaScript Source!! http://javascript.internet.com -->
<!-- Begin
var key = new Array(); // Define key launcher pages here
key['h'] = "URL Address Goes Here";
key['f'] = "URL Address Goes Here";
key['n'] = "URL Address Goes Here";
key['s'] = "URL Address Goes Here";
function getKey(keyStroke) {
I n the above section, notice that each letter coresponds to a URL (Page). You can add ar delete what you need . Just follow the sequence to add more letters and URL's. For each additional letter needed just add the below piece of code before the function getKey(keyStroke) {
key['?'] = "URL Address Goes Here";
For your Information:
The way this script is designed, the links will open in the same window, not a new window. If you attempt to add the attribute of target="_blank" into the URL, the script will cease to function. You can if you want add this effect into all your pages and on each page just tell them what key to hit to go where.
<BODY> Section Reconfigurations
T he only reconfigurations that can be done here are to tell your visitors which letter designates what page they want to see. Very self-explanitory and simple.
<<center>
<table border=0><tr><td>
<pre>
This site equipped with Key Launcher!
The following launcher keys are available:
Press the letter ' h ' for: Home Page
Press the letter ' f ' for: Feedback Page
Press the letter ' n ' for: What's New Page
Press the letter ' s ' for: Site Contents
</pre>
</td></tr></table>
</center>
Y ou don't really need this part of the code, This is just an easy, neat little way to show what letters do what.
For your Information: If you notice in our below "Search Our Site!" form we have it sitting in an "I" Frame. Reason being is quite simple. If you type a letter that we have defined for our key launch menu, it will automatically take you there and defeat the purpose of the search form.
So..... the "Workaround" is to place it in an "I" frame (have it open in a new window) and not be on the page the key launcher menu is located. In other words, if you have any forms or anything on your page(s) that you can type, place it in an I frame to avoid any problems. If you are not familiar with I frames, grab the below link and they are fully explained.
[ <I Frames Explained> ]
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e hope our tutorial was easy to follow and we covered everything in detail. If you would like to add this effect into your pages, grab the respective below link and you are there. If you have any problems with this or anything else, feel free to consult our [ FAQ ] and if you can't find the answer there, [ contact us ].
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For your Information: If you notice in our above "Search Our Site!" form we have it sitting in an "I" Frame. Reason being is quite simple. If you type a letter that we have defined for our key launch menu, it will automatically take you there and defeat the purpose of the search form.
So..... the "Workaround" is to place it in an "I" frame (have it open in a new window) and not be on this page. If you do not understand "I" frames, grab the below link and they are fully explained.
[ <I Frames> Explained ]
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