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Disable Right Click

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Submitted on: 12/27/2000 9:46:35 AM
By: Dennis Wrenn  
Level: Beginner
User Rating: Unrated
Compatibility: JavaScript
Views: 17004
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     This code keeps the user from right clicking and stealing your pictures... it's really only for fun because they can always do File->Save As.
 
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' Name: Disable Right Click
' Description:This code keeps the user from right clicking and stealing your pictures... it's really only for fun because they can always do File->Save As.
' By: Dennis Wrenn
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'This code is copyrighted and has' limited warranties.Please see http://www.Planet-Source-Code.com/vb/scripts/ShowCode.asp?txtCodeId=2029&lngWId=14'for details.'**************************************

<HTML>
<HEAD>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript1.1"> 
<!-- 
var ns4 = (document.layers)? true:false 
var ie4 = (document.all)? true:false 
function press(e)
{ 
	if ((ns4 && (e.which == 3 || e.which == 2)) || 
	(ie4 && (event.button == 2 || event.button == 3)))
	{
		alert ("Stop trying to steal my pictures");
		return false;
	} 
	return true;
}
	for (var i=0; i<document.images.length; i++) document.images[i].onmousedown=press;
	for (var i=0; i<document.links.length; i++) document.links[i].onmousedown=press;
	document.onmousedown=press;
	if (ns4) window.captureEvents(Event.MOUSEDOWN);
	window.onmousedown=press;
--> 
</SCRIPT>
</HEAD>
<BODY OnContextMenu="return false" bgcolor="#000000">
</BODY>
</HTML>


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9/4/2001 11:49:05 AMSam Moses

Nice, I never thought of doing it that way. I think it would be more fun to disable the left click and put it on a high traffic web site to see what happens.
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4/1/2005 12:03:43 PM

very nice..
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