Javascript/jQuery Keypress logging

Question

I would like to be able to log the key presses on a specific page, trying to implement an \'Easter egg\' type functionality where when the correct keys are pressed in the co

Answer 1

here's an easy way to require the ctrl key to be held down while the user enters a sequence of characters. a bit easier than some of the responses. in the case below pressing and holding ctrl key while typing "quack" (no quotes) will trigger the alert. hth someone, someday.

     var easterEgg = [81, 85, 65, 67, 75]; //quack
     var eggLength = easterEgg.length;
     var currentPosition = 0;
     $(document).keydown(function (e) {
         if (e.ctrlKey && e.keyCode == easterEgg[currentPosition]) {
             e.preventDefault();
             if (++currentPosition == eggLength) {
                 currentPosition = 0;
                 alert('oh yeah, right there');
             }
         } else {
             currentPosition = 0;
         }
     });