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#9495 closed bug (invalid)

Opened June 02, 2011 03:03PM UTC

Closed June 24, 2011 07:57AM UTC

$(...).change() on radio not working when using keyboard to change selection in WebKit browsers

Reported by: matthias@unusuals.net Owned by: matthias@unusuals.net
Priority: low Milestone: 1.next
Component: event Version: 1.6.1
Keywords: Cc:
Blocked by: Blocking:
Description

In WebKit based browsers like Chrome and Safari, the change event isn't fired when using the keyboard to change the selection. Using the mouse works like expected.

Short sample code:

<input type="radio" name="tester" value="1" />
<input type="radio" name="tester" value="2" />
<script type="text/javascript">$('input').change(function() { console.log("fired"); });</script>
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Change History (5)

Changed June 02, 2011 03:54PM UTC by timmywil comment:1

component: unfiled → event
priority: undecided → low

This works for me in both Chrome and Safari

http://jsfiddle.net/timmywil/wZyRJ/

Changed June 02, 2011 04:02PM UTC by matthias@unusuals.net comment:2

Using Safari Version 5.0.5 (6533.21.1) on Mac OS X 10.6.7 Build 10J869.

This fiddle works for me when I hit space after selecting the first empty radio button. It doesn't work when hitting the right or left arrow keys.

What I did:

  • Open the link
  • Clicked on "Result" part on white background
  • Hit tab: first radio button becomes selected.
  • Hit space: "fired" gets printed in the console
  • Hit right arrow key: second radio button becomes selected, no "fired" in the console.

A workaround is mentioned here: http://evilstreak.co.uk/blog/fixing-change-events-on-radios

Changed June 04, 2011 05:33PM UTC by dmethvin comment:3

owner: → matthias@unusuals.net
status: new → pending

Has this been reported as a bug to the Safari/Chrome teams? Seems like they should be able to fix it.

We might be able to do it via a special event handler but then we'd also need to figure out a feature detect to determine whether/when it is needed and based on your description I am not sure that is possible.

Changed June 09, 2011 09:48AM UTC by anonymous comment:4

Don't no, I havn't reported it because I didn't know which product is affected.

Changed June 24, 2011 07:57AM UTC by trac-o-bot comment:5

resolution: → invalid
status: pending → closed

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