Online Experiments and Keyboard Input: Error sound in some Browsers

Online experiments
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Psychopy Version: Standalone 3.1.0.

URL to Experiment: https://pavlovia.org/run/Felix/keyboardtry/html/

Description of the problem: I’ve designed an online-experiment that needs the participant using the keyboard to give responses. It works fine in most browsers. In one browser, every time I press a key during the experiment, the computer produces a sound, namely the “you’re not allowed to perform this action here”-sound (for lack of a better word). Maybe this could be resolved somehow?

My current workaround is to require participants to use a browser in which this does not occur. I remember seeing a list of supported browsers at some point, but can’t manage to find it anymore. Does anyone have the link?

Tested browsers (on MacOS 10.14.3):

Safari 12.0.3: Produces error sound
Firefox 66.0.3 (64bit): works fine
Chrome 73.0.3683.103 (official build) (64bit): works fine

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this still occurs in 3.1.2, haven’t figured out how to fix it.

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I just tested and I find the same in Safari. Is very strange.

@apitiot any idea what could cause this to happen? Maybe Pixi.js doesn’t consume the key event fully so it gets passed to the browser which then complains?

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Has anyone figured out how to fix this in Safari? I face the same problem.

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@piet, which version of PsychoPy are you using?

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I am using 3.2.4.

I have tested it in Safari 13.0.5, where it occurs, and Chrome and Firefox, where it does not.

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Hi, same issue here on my Mac…is there a solution for that? Many thanks in advance.

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I’ve got the same problem! (Safari 13.1)

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This is also happening for me with Safari 12.1.2 and 13.1, running PsychoJS 2020.1

Any updates on this issue?

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Hi, same issue here on MacBook.

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I have the SAME problem. Newest version of PsychoPy, Pavlovia & everything. I’m using a MacBook (Catalina) & Safari.

How can this be fixed???

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Thanks for flagging everyone, ON it! x