>>maybe I should expand a little more (general JS experience, not AngularJS)
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>><div class="input-group" style="margin-top: 20px;" ng-keyup="function(e){if ((e.which || e.keyCode) === 13 /*enter*/ && $(this).find('input').val().length ) doSimpleSearch(simpleSearch)}">
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>No, this didn't work
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>
>I like the solution from here
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>http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17470790/how-to-use-a-keypress-event-in-angularjs
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>I'll go for it.
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>UPDATE.
>
>This worked nice in Google Chrome:
>
>

> <div class="input-group" style="margin-top: 20px;" >
>                        @*http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17470790/how-to-use-a-keypress-event-in-angularjs*@
>                        <input type="text" class="controls form-control" ng-model="simpleSearch" 
>                               placeholder="@Labels.search" 
>                               ng-keydown="$event.which === 13 && doSimpleSearch(simpleSearch)" />
>                        <span class="input-group-btn">
>                            <button class="btn btn-default"
>                                    ng-click="doSimpleSearch(simpleSearch)">
>                                @Labels.search
>                            </button>
>                        </span>

great, and this teaches me some Angular as well
win-win collaboration!