On a JavaScript page, I pop up an alert if the user hits the enter key by using
if(evt.keyCode == 13){ alert(\"Return Key Pressed\"); }
but
The iPad keyboard does fire the keypress event with a key code of 13 if you press return. This sounds like you've got something else going awry
keypress
Here's a quick jsfiddle to verify with: http://jsfiddle.net/359wG/