/ember-keyboard

An Ember.js addon for the painless support of keyboard events

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ember-keyboard

An Ember addon for painlessly supporting keyboard events

Features

  • Ember Octane-friendly template declarations for keyboard shortcuts
  • Support for keyup and keydown, as well as the modifier keys: ctrl, alt, shift, and meta.
  • Dynamic priority levels allow you to specify which components respond first to key events and under what circumstances. (Thanks to ember-key-responder for the inspiration)
  • Human-readable key-mappings. (Thanks to ember-keyboard-service for the inspiration)

Documentation & Demo

You can find interactive documentation here.

Compatibility

  • ember-keyboard 6.x requires Ember 3.8 or higher, and is not compatible with Internet Explorer
  • For use with Ember 2.0 up to 3.8 or IE compatibility, use ember-keyboard 5.x.
  • Node.js v10 or above (Node v14+ is required for fastboot)

Accessibility Considerations

In order to avoid adding keyboard shortcuts to your application that are already in use by assistive technology, please review the existing keyboard shortcuts and gestures available today: https://dequeuniversity.com/screenreaders/.

Installation

ember install ember-keyboard