I have the following simple <textarea>

<textarea id="streamWriter" rows="1" cols="20" placeholder="Writer"></textarea>

Also I have the following jQuery/JavaScript code block:

$('textarea#streamWriter').keydown(function (e) {

    if (e.keyCode == 13) {

        if (e.ctrlKey) {

            alert('ctrl enter - go down a line as normal return would');

            return true;

        }

        e.preventDefault();

        alert('submit - not your default behavior');

    }

});

I'm trying to force the not to create a new line break on normal return keydown. But I want this behavior if Ctrl+Enter was typed instead.

This does detect the difference but is not forcing the behavior that I need.
If you've used Windows Live Messenger, I need the same textbox behavior. Enter to submit (In my case I will call a function but stop the textarea from going down a line) and Ctrl+Enter go down a line.

Solutions? Thanks.

Update:

$('textarea#streamWriter').keydown(function (e) {

    if (e.keyCode == 13) {

        if (e.ctrlKey) {

            //emulate enter press with a line break here.

            return true;

        }

        e.preventDefault();

        $('div#writerGadgets input[type=button]').click();

    }

});

The above does what I am trying to do. There is just the part to emulate enter press with a line break. Please let me know how to do this if you know.