Associate "Enter" key with a button

Hello,
We have forms which a user fills in and then hits a button to get the result in report.
I know that on text items you can set "Submit when enter pressed ", but forms contain date pickers, select lists etc.
So, I was wondering if there is anyway I can associate "Enter" key with a button request.
Thanks in advance for all replies

Hi,
If you add below to page JavaScript your page is submitted when you hit enter
apex.jQuery(document).keydown(function(evt){
if($f_Enter(evt)){
doSubmit("BUTTON_REQUEST");
return false;
return true;
});Change BUTTON_REQUEST accordingly
Regards,
Jari

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