Map and onKeyDown event

Question

I have a web page with a map and search field. Something like Derek's "beer's finder" When I type a search request I somethimes use arrows to fix something. But if mouse is over the map, then I can't use arrows for text editing because map catches them. I tried to fix it the following way (without result):

    dojo.connect(this._currentmap, "onKeyDown", function(ev) {
        if (ev.keyCode >= 37 && ev.keyCode <= 40) { //if arrrow
            dojo.stopEvent(ev);
        }
    });

Do you know how I can fix this problem?

Answer 1

You could try calling map.disableKeyboardNavigation() when the search field gets focus, and enableKeyboardNavigation() on blur.