jQuery already handles that. To check if control was pressed you should use: $(window).keydown(function (e){ if (e.ctrlKey) alert(“control”); }); The list of modifier keys: e.ctrlKey e.altKey e.shiftKey And as fudgey suggested: e.metaKey Might work on MAC. Some other ways here as well.
You can’t change the colours of words in a <textarea>, but you can use the contenteditable attribute to make a <div>, <span>, or <p> look like a <textarea>. To do this you can use a JavaScript plugin, but if you want to create a new one, the code below may help you. For this purpose, … Read more
What errors are you seeing in the browser? I can understand why your code doesn’t work if what you posted was incomplete, but without knowing that I can’t know for sure. You should probably clear the charNum div, or write something, if they are over the limit. function countChar(val) { var len = val.value.length; if … Read more