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Answer 1

+2 A:

If you have jQuery, try this:

$('html').bind('keypress', function(e)
{
   if(e.keyCode == 13)
   {
      return false;
   }
});

Chacha102 2009-08-05 21:00:35

Or you can fix your code with Jason's answer. I just prefer jQuery.

Chacha102 2009-08-05 21:02:54

Thanks for the alternative option.

Cameron 2009-08-12 18:10:20

Answer 2

+11 A:

Your = should probably be an == (comparison vs. assignment)

if (window.event.keyCode == 13 ) return false;

Jason Musgrove 2009-08-05 21:00:45

Good catch, I missed that one!

C. Ross 2009-08-05 21:08:16

I've tried this also and the enter button is still not disabled, although the rest of the keyboard is usable whereas most keys were locked before. Could there be an unknown network setting that's creating this incompatibility? I'm unfamiliar with JavaScript, but this seems like it should be simple and straightforward.

Cameron 2009-08-06 15:24:26

Answer 3

+1 A:

I've used this code successfully.

function handleKeypress(e){

    e = e || window.event ;
    if (e == null){
        return false;
    }

    if (e.keycode == 13){
        CompleteEvent(e);
    }
}

function CompleteEvent(e){
    e.cancelBubble = true;
    e.returnValue = false;
}

Also I highly recommend using the new form of hook setting for javascript.

function setKeyHook()
{     
    var eventName = 'onkeydown';
    var handlerFunc = handleKeypress;


    body.detachEvent( eventName, handlerFunc );              

    body.attachEvent( eventName, handlerFunc );

}

onload = setKeyHook;

Good luck.

See this question for more information than you wanted. Kudos to Peter Bailey for teaching me.

C. Ross 2009-08-05 21:07:34

While I couldn't get this to work yet either, is there a missing { tag? Thanks for the code! I'll keep playing with this. It seems as if something else in my code or environment isn't playing nice.

Cameron 2009-08-06 16:45:28

Yes there was. I've now fixed it. Sorry about that.

C. Ross 2009-08-06 17:06:54

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