script to add a button to simulate tab key for mobile users

Aldare · September 2020

So there was a request earlier today on newbie for the ability to simulate pressing the tab button for targeting while on a mobile device. If you add a new button in the buttons section add the following to the script section of the button you will have your non-tab tab button that is clickable in the nexus UI

******************************** SCRIPT BEGINS BELOW

function simulateKey (keyCode, type, modifiers) {

var evtName = (typeof(type) === "string") ? "key" + type : "keydown";

var modifier = (typeof(modifiers) === "object") ? modifier : {};

var event = document.createEvent("HTMLEvents");

event.initEvent(evtName, true, false);

event.keyCode = keyCode;

for (var i in modifiers) {

event[i] = modifiers[i];

}

document.dispatchEvent(event);

}

// Setup some tests

var onKeyEvent = function (event) {

var state = "pressed";

if (event.type !== "keypress") {

state = event.type.replace("key", "");

}

console.log("Key with keyCode " + event.keyCode + " is " + state);

};

document.addEventListener("keypress", onKeyEvent, false);

document.addEventListener("keydown", onKeyEvent, false);

document.addEventListener("keyup", onKeyEvent, false);

// Using the function

simulateKey(9);

simulateKey(9, "up");

simulateKey(9, "press");

Kright · September 2020

I was the requester and this is phenomenal - works perfectly.

Thank you so much Aldare!

Aldare · September 2020

@Kright Glad it works if you need any other Nexus help shoot me a note.

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