我创建了一个NPM项目，使用了目前被接受的(erikkallen)的干净版本

https://github.com/slorber/backspace-disabler

它使用了基本相同的原理，但是:

不依赖 支持知足 更具可读性/可维护性的代码库 当我的公司在生产中使用它时是否会得到支持 麻省理工学院的许可

var Backspace = 8;

// See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12949590/how-to-detach-event-in-ie-6-7-8-9-using-javascript
function addHandler(element, type, handler) {
    if (element.addEventListener) {
        element.addEventListener(type, handler, false);
    } else if (element.attachEvent) {
        element.attachEvent("on" + type, handler);
    } else {
        element["on" + type] = handler;
    }
}
function removeHandler(element, type, handler) {
    if (element.removeEventListener) {
        element.removeEventListener(type, handler, false);
    } else if (element.detachEvent) {
        element.detachEvent("on" + type, handler);
    } else {
        element["on" + type] = null;
    }
}




// Test wether or not the given node is an active contenteditable,
// or is inside an active contenteditable
function isInActiveContentEditable(node) {
    while (node) {
        if ( node.getAttribute && node.getAttribute("contenteditable") === "true" ) {
            return true;
        }
        node = node.parentNode;
    }
    return false;
}



var ValidInputTypes = ['TEXT','PASSWORD','FILE','EMAIL','SEARCH','DATE'];

function isActiveFormItem(node) {
    var tagName = node.tagName.toUpperCase();
    var isInput = ( tagName === "INPUT" && ValidInputTypes.indexOf(node.type.toUpperCase()) >= 0 );
    var isTextarea = ( tagName === "TEXTAREA" );
    if ( isInput || isTextarea ) {
        var isDisabled = node.readOnly || node.disabled;
        return !isDisabled;
    }
    else if ( isInActiveContentEditable(node) ) {
        return true;
    }
    else {
        return false;
    }
}


// See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1495219/how-can-i-prevent-the-backspace-key-from-navigating-back
function disabler(event) {
    if (event.keyCode === Backspace) {
        var node = event.srcElement || event.target;
        // We don't want to disable the ability to delete content in form inputs and contenteditables
        if ( isActiveFormItem(node) ) {
            // Do nothing
        }
        // But in any other cases we prevent the default behavior that triggers a browser backward navigation
        else {
            event.preventDefault();
        }
    }
}


/**
 * By default the browser issues a back nav when the focus is not on a form input / textarea
 * But users often press back without focus, and they loose all their form data :(
 *
 * Use this if you want the backspace to never trigger a browser back
 */
exports.disable = function(el) {
    addHandler(el || document,"keydown",disabler);
};

/**
 * Reenable the browser backs
 */
exports.enable = function(el) {
    removeHandler(el || document,"keydown",disabler);
};

这段代码适用于所有浏览器，当不在表单元素上时，或者当表单元素被禁用|readOnly时，它会吞下退格键。它也很高效，这在对输入的每个键执行时非常重要。

$(function(){
    /*
     * this swallows backspace keys on any non-input element.
     * stops backspace -> back
     */
    var rx = /INPUT|SELECT|TEXTAREA/i;

    $(document).bind("keydown keypress", function(e){
        if( e.which == 8 ){ // 8 == backspace
            if(!rx.test(e.target.tagName) || e.target.disabled || e.target.readOnly ){
                e.preventDefault();
            }
        }
    });
});

使用Dojo toolkit 1.7，这可以在IE 8中工作:

require(["dojo/on", "dojo/keys", "dojo/domReady!"],
function(on, keys) {
    on(document.body,"keydown",function(evt){if(evt.keyCode == keys.BACKSPACE)evt.preventDefault()});
});

纯javascript版本，适用于所有浏览器:

document.onkeydown = function(e) {stopDefaultBackspaceBehaviour(e);}
document.onkeypress = function(e) {stopDefaultBackspaceBehaviour(e);}

function stopDefaultBackspaceBehaviour(event) {
  var event = event || window.event;
  if (event.keyCode == 8) {
    var elements = "HTML, BODY, TABLE, TBODY, TR, TD, DIV";
    var d = event.srcElement || event.target;
    var regex = new RegExp(d.tagName.toUpperCase());
    if (regex.test(elements)) {
      event.preventDefault ? event.preventDefault() : event.returnValue = false;
    }
  }
}

当然，你可以使用“INPUT, TEXTAREA”和使用“if (!regex.test(elements))”然后。第一个对我来说很好。

你是否尝试过将以下属性添加到只读文本字段的简单解决方案:

onkeydown = "返回false;“

当在只读文本字段中按下Backspace键时，这将防止浏览器返回历史记录。也许我没有理解你的真正意图，但这似乎是解决你问题的最简单的方法。

对于任何感兴趣的人，我把一个jQuery插件放在一起，它包含了toolman的(加上@MaffooClock/@cdmckay的评论)和@Vladimir Kornea的想法。

用法:

//# Disable backspace on .disabled/.readOnly fields for the whole document
$(document).disableBackspaceNavigation();

//# Disable backspace on .disabled/.readOnly fields under FORMs
$('FORM').disableBackspaceNavigation();

//# Disable backspace on .disabled/.readOnly fields under #myForm
$('#myForm').disableBackspaceNavigation();

//# Disable backspace on .disabled/.readOnly fields for the whole document with confirmation
$(document).disableBackspaceNavigation(true);

//# Disable backspace on .disabled/.readOnly fields for the whole document with all options
$(document).disableBackspaceNavigation({
    confirm: true,
    confirmString: "Are you sure you want to navigate away from this page?",
    excludeSelector: "input, select, textarea, [contenteditable='true']",
    includeSelector: ":checkbox, :radio, :submit"
});

插件:

//# Disables backspace initiated navigation, optionally with a confirm dialog
//#     From: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1495219/how-can-i-prevent-the-backspace-key-from-navigating-back
$.fn.disableBackspaceNavigation = function (vOptions) {
    var bBackspaceWasPressed = false,
        o = $.extend({
            confirm: (vOptions === true),   //# If the caller passed in `true` rather than an Object, default .confirm accordingly,
            confirmString: "Are you sure you want to leave this page?",
            excludeSelector: "input, select, textarea, [contenteditable='true']",
            includeSelector: ":checkbox, :radio, :submit"
        }, vOptions)
    ;

    //# If we are supposed to use the bConfirmDialog, hook the beforeunload event
    if (o.confirm) {
        $(window).on('beforeunload', function () {
            if (bBackspaceWasPressed) {
                bBackspaceWasPressed = false;
                return o.confirmString;
            }
        });
    }

    //# Traverse the passed elements, then return them to the caller (enables chainability)
    return this.each(function () {
        //# Disable backspace on disabled/readonly fields
        $(this).bind("keydown keypress", function (e) {
            var $target = $(e.target /*|| e.srcElement*/);

            //# If the backspace was pressed
            if (e.which === 8 /*|| e.keyCode === 8*/) {
                bBackspaceWasPressed = true;

                //# If we are not using the bConfirmDialog and this is not a typeable input (or a non-typeable input, or is .disabled or is .readOnly), .preventDefault
                if (!o.confirm && (
                    !$target.is(o.excludeSelector) ||
                    $target.is(o.includeSelector) ||
                    e.target.disabled ||
                    e.target.readOnly
                )) {
                    e.preventDefault();
                }
            }
        });
    });
}; //# $.fn.disableBackspaceNavigation