Prevent the default browser behavior without stopping the event propagation.

lib/OpenLayers/Events.js

@@ -167,11 +167,7 @@ OpenLayers.Event = {
     stop: function(event, allowDefault) {
         
         if (!allowDefault) { 
-            if (event.preventDefault) {
-                event.preventDefault();
-            } else {
-                event.returnValue = false;
-            }
+            OpenLayers.Event.preventDefault(event);
         }
                 
         if (event.stopPropagation) {
@@ -181,6 +177,22 @@ OpenLayers.Event = {
         }
     },
 
+    /**
+     * Method: preventDefault
+     * Cancels the event if it is cancelable, without stopping further
+     * propagation of the event.
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * event - {Event}
+     */
+    preventDefault: function(event) {
+        if (event.preventDefault) {
+            event.preventDefault();
+        } else {
+            event.returnValue = false;
+        }
+    },
+
     /** 
      * Method: findElement
      * 

lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Drag.js

@@ -172,7 +172,8 @@ OpenLayers.Handler.Drag = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Handler, {
             this.down(evt);
             this.callback("down", [evt.xy]);
 
-            OpenLayers.Event.stop(evt);
+            // prevent document dragging
+            OpenLayers.Event.preventDefault(evt);
 
             if(!this.oldOnselectstart) {
                 this.oldOnselectstart = document.onselectstart ?

lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Pinch.js

@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ OpenLayers.Handler.Pinch = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Handler, {
             this.last = null;
         }
         // prevent document dragging
-        OpenLayers.Event.stop(evt);
+        OpenLayers.Event.preventDefault(evt);
         return propagate;
     },
 

tests/Handler/Drag.html

@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
         handler.activate();
         
         var oldIsLeftClick = OpenLayers.Event.isLeftClick;
-        var oldStop = OpenLayers.Event.stop;
+        var oldPreventDefault = OpenLayers.Event.preventDefault;
         var oldCheckModifiers = handler.checkModifiers;
 
         // test mousedown with right click
@@ -163,15 +163,9 @@
                  "mousedown calls isLeftClick with the proper event");
             return true;
         }
-        OpenLayers.Event.stop = function(evt, allowDefault) {
-            if(!allowDefault) {
-                t.ok(evt.xy.x == testEvents.down.xy.x &&
-                     evt.xy.y == testEvents.down.xy.y,
-                     "mousedown default action is disabled");
-            } else {
-                t.fail(
-                     "mousedown is prevented from falling to other elements");
-            }
+        OpenLayers.Event.preventDefault = function(evt) {
+            t.ok(evt.xy.x == testEvents.down.xy.x && evt.xy.y == testEvents.down.xy.y,
+                 "mousedown default action is disabled");
         }
         map.events.triggerEvent("mousedown", testEvents.down);
         t.ok(handler.started, "mousedown sets the started flag to true");
@@ -183,7 +177,7 @@
              handler.last.y == testEvents.down.xy.y,
              "mouse down sets handler.last correctly");
         
-        OpenLayers.Event.stop = oldStop;        
+        OpenLayers.Event.preventDefault = oldPreventDefault;
         OpenLayers.Event.isLeftClick = oldIsLeftClick;
         handler.checkModifiers = oldCheckModifiers;
 
@@ -292,7 +286,7 @@
     function test_Handler_Drag_touch(t) {
         // In this test we verify that "touchstart", "touchmove", and
         // "touchend" events set expected states in the drag handler.
-        // We also verify that we stop event bubbling as appropriate.
+        // We also verify that we prevent the default as appropriate.
 
         t.plan(14);
 
@@ -308,8 +302,8 @@
         });
         h.activate();
 
-        var _stop = OpenLayers.Event.stop;
-        OpenLayers.Event.stop = function(e) {
+        var _preventDefault = OpenLayers.Event.preventDefault;
+        OpenLayers.Event.preventDefault = function(e) {
             log.push(e);
         };
 
@@ -343,7 +337,7 @@
 
         // tear down
 
-        OpenLayers.Event.stop = _stop;
+        OpenLayers.Event.preventDefault = _preventDefault;
         m.destroy();
     }