This is a script to help inputting ASCII Control Codes such as TAB, CR, LF, etc. on Firefox web browsers using ALT+Numpad keys. Inputted control codes must begin with 0 (e.g. 09, 013, etc.), and only control code 1 to 31 are accepted. The control character will only be generated when the current focus is on a TEXTAREA element, or a text typed INPUT element.
// ==UserScript==
// @name ASCII Control Codes Keyboard Input Helper for Firefox
// @namespace ASCIIControlCodesKeyboardInputHelperForFirefox
// @version 1.0.1
// @description This is a script to help inputting ASCII Control Codes such as TAB, CR, LF, etc. on Firefox web browsers using ALT+Numpad keys. Inputted control codes must begin with 0 (e.g. 09, 013, etc.), and only control code 1 to 31 are accepted. The control character will only be generated when the current focus is on a TEXTAREA element, or a text typed INPUT element.
// @author jcunews
// @include *://*/*
// @grant none
// @run-at document-start
// ==/UserScript==
var numpadKeyCodes = [45, 35, 40, 34, 37, 12, 39, 36, 38, 33]; //Insert, End, Down, PgDn, Left, Clear, Right, Home, Up, PgUp
var code = "";
function numFromKeyCode(keyCode) {
if ((keyCode >= 96) && (keyCode <= 105)) { //Numpad0 - Numpad9
return keyCode - 96;
} else return numpadKeyCodes.indexOf(keyCode);
}
function keyUp(ev, ele, cc, i, s) {
ele = document.activeElement;
if ((ele.tagName === "TEXTAREA") || ((ele.tagName === "INPUT") && (ele.type === "text"))) {
ev = ev || window.event;
if (ev.altKey) {
cc = numFromKeyCode(ev.keyCode);
if (cc >= 0) code += cc;
} else {
if ((ev.keyCode === 18 /*ALT*/) && (code.charAt(0) === "0") && (code = parseInt(code, 10)) && (code < 32)) {
i = ele.selectionStart;
s = ele.value;
ele.value = s.substring(0, i) + String.fromCharCode(code) + s.substring(ele.selectionEnd, s.length);
ele.selectionEnd = i + 1;
}
code = "";
}
} else code = "";
}
if (window.InstallTrigger) document.addEventListener("keyup", keyUp);