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Created January 14, 2010 16:27
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<script type="text/javascript">
timeOfLastKeyPress = new Date().getTime() * 2; // make it in the future
maxMillisecondsBetweenKeystrokes = 1000;
millisecondsBetweenCheckingForStoppage = 250;
function logKeyPress(){
timeOfLastKeyPress = new Date().getTime();
}
function userStoppedTyping(){
if(new Date().getTime() - timeOfLastKeyPress > maxMillisecondsBetweenKeystrokes){
alert("You stopped typing!");
clearInterval(intervalId);
}
}
intervalId = setInterval("userStoppedTyping()", millisecondsBetweenCheckingForStoppage);
</script>
<input type="text" id="field" onkeypress="logKeyPress();">
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