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Try:
<html>
<head>
<script language="JavaScript1.2"><!--
function netscapeKeyPress(e) {
if (e.which == 13)
alert('Enter pressed');
}
function microsoftKeyPress() {
if (window.event.keyCode == 13)
alert('Enter pressed');
}
if (navigator.appName == 'Netscape') {
window.captureEvents(Event.KEYPRESS);
window.onKeyPress = netscapeKeyPress;
}
//--></script>
</head>
<body onKeyPress="microsoftKeyPress()">
<form name="test">
<textarea></textarea>
<input type="text">
</form>
</body>
</html>Only the textarea appears to work on Netscape Navigator 4.5 on GNU/Linux.
The onBlur event handler can be used to detect when a field loses focus:
<form>
<input type="text" onBlur="alert('Enter *might* have been pressed')">
</form>