I tested your code and didn t see the error you mentioned, could you provide code that reproduces this error?
I was thinking that it could just be the browser you are using...
keyCode and charCode
The two properties are keyCode and
charCode. Put (too) simply, keyCode
says something about the actual
keyboard key the user pressed, while
charCode gives the ASCII value of the
resulting character. These bits of
information need not be the same; for
instance, a lower case a and an
upper case A have the same keyCode,
because the user presses the same key,
but a different charCode because the
resulting character is different.
Explorer and Opera do not support
charCode. However, they give the
character information in keyCode, but
only onkeypress. Onkeydown and -up
keyCode contains key information.
From quirksmode site, but I don t see you using either in your example code. Are you using them?