Posted by Jonathan N. Little on 12/10/05 23:32

Ed Jay wrote:

> Ed Jay <edMbj@aes-intl.com> wrote:
>
>
>>"Jonathan N. Little" <lws4art@centralva.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Ed Jay wrote:
>>>
>>>>Leif K-Brooks <eurleif@ecritters.biz> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Ed Jay wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Is there a method to prevent submitting a form when the user presses the
>>>>>>Return key?
>>>>>
>>>>>Change your browser settings.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Thank you. Now, how do I do it on my page so that visitors don't have to
>>>>be told to change their browser settings?
>>>>
>>>
>>>Will need javascript but Google is your friend:
>>>
>>>http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=kill+enter+key+forms&btnG=Google+Search
>>>
>>>Other alternative, which you should have anyway, is server validation
>>>that all required fields are supplied, else return to form with some
>>>error description.
>>
>>Thanks a bunch.
>
>
> Jonathan,
>
> I found the following script...
>
> var isNS =document.appName=="Netscape"?true:false;
> var isIE =document.all?true:false;
> function keyHandler(e)
> {
> var _ret=true;
> var _char=isIE?event.keyCode:e.which;
> alert("key press:" + _char);
> if(_char==13) /* enter key */
> _ret=false; /* kill event bubler */
> return _ret;
> }
> if(isNS)document.captureEvents(Event.KEYPERSS);/*for NS4*/
> window.onkeypress=keyHandler;
Notice call ^^^ not in function, that initialies it.
>
> How do I call or initiate it? (What is 'e'?)
>

The 'event'

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=javascript+event+handling&btnG=Google+Search



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Jonathan
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