sendkeys.js

// insert characters in a textarea or text input field
// special characters are enclosed in {}; use {{} for the { character itself
// documentation: http://bililite.com/blog/2008/08/20/the-fnsendkeys-plugin/
// Version: 3
// Copyright (c) 2013 Daniel Wachsstock
// MIT license:
// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
// obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
// files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without
// restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
// copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
// copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
// Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following
// conditions:

// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
// included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
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// OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
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(function($){

$.fn.sendkeys = function (x){
	x = x.replace(/([^{])\n/g, '$1{enter}'); // turn line feeds into explicit break insertions, but not if escaped
	return this.each( function(){
		bililiteRange(this).bounds('selection').sendkeys(x).select();
		this.focus();
	});
}; // sendkeys


})(jQuery)