Java EE (Java Enterprise Edition) General Discussion

Hi there and Happy Holidays. I have a question regarding keystrokes in JSF. On a conventional HTML page, a developer can use JavaScript to respond to keypress events. For example, I can have a button be clicked when a user presses F12 or Ctrl-C. I simply would like to achieve the same thing in JSF.

I am familiar with the accesskey property of certain JSF controls. For one thing, I cannot seem to figure out how those work. When I hit the key, nothing happens. For another, even if I could make it work, my understanding of the accesskey mechanism is that it only moves the focus to the control. It doesn't actually make the control work (e.g. click the button or the link). Again, I want the control to work upon keystrokes of my choosing rather than merely have the focus.

Any insight is appreciated. Thanks very much.

Neil