Simulate Holding Ctrl Key
问题 I'm currently trying to change the default behaviour of a multiselect element, so that a user can select and deselect multiple values, without having to press the Ctrl key all the while. I found a simple solution here, but this does not work in ie8 (because in ie, the onmousedown does not apply to option elements). But I figured, that one could just simulate a pressed control key, whenever the mouse hovers over a multiselect: $(document).ready(function() { $('select').hover(function(e) { var