Disabling "On Enter" submits form

[Civichunter]

Hi Guys,

I know that most (if not all) browsers behave in a similar way such that when you are filling out a form and when you press the enter key, the form submits automatically.
Is there any chance that this can be disabled at all. This is potentially a problem when users tries to enforce a carriage return in a text field by press enter but instead submits the unfinished form.
Any feedback is really appreciated guys.

Thanks

[Eltiti]

One way to solve the problem might be to use a validation function that returns "true" if all required fields have been entered, or "false" otherwise. Would that work for you?

[dcrombie]

What Eltiti said is a better approach, but this should also work:

<form ... onSubmit="return false;"> 
... 
<input type="button" value="Submit" onClick="this.form.submit();"> 
</form>

;)

[kaled]

Assuming javascript is enabled, don't use a submit button. Use a standard button and submit the form using its onclick event. However, if javascript is disabled you'll need a standard submit button. ie

1) Use document.write() to create the standard button.
2) Place a submit button within <noscript></noscript>.

Kaled.