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Yes - The following code will block the enter key in all browsers 4.0 above, except when enter is pressed in a Textarea or on the Submit button itself.
<script language="JavaScript"><!--
var nav = window.Event ? true : false;
if (nav) {
window.captureEvents(Event.KEYDOWN);
window.onkeydown = NetscapeEventHandler_KeyDown;
} else {
document.onkeydown = MicrosoftEventHandler_KeyDown;
}
function NetscapeEventHandler_KeyDown(e) {
if (e.which == 13 && e.target.type != 'textarea' && e.target.type != 'submit') { return false; }
return true;
}
function MicrosoftEventHandler_KeyDown() {
if (event.keyCode == 13 && event.srcElement.type != 'textarea' && event.srcElement.type != 'submit')
return false;
return true;
}
//--></script>
Submitted by Paul Ellender