You might want to look at “JavaScript HTML DOM Events” for a general overview of events:
http://www.w3schools.com/jsref/dom_obj_event.asp
PrimeFaces is built on jQuery, so here’s jQuery’s “Events” documentation:
http://api.jquery.com/category/events/
http://api.jquery.com/category/events/form-events/
http://api.jquery.com/category/events/keyboard-events/
http://api.jquery.com/category/events/mouse-events/
http://api.jquery.com/category/events/browser-events/
Below, I’ve listed some of the more common events, with comments about where they can be used (taken from jQuery documentation).
Mouse Events
(Any HTML element can receive these events.)
click
dblclick
mousedown
mousemove
mouseover
mouseout
mouseup
Keyboard Events
(These events can be attached to any element, but the event is only sent to the element that has the focus. Focusable elements can vary between browsers, but form elements can always get focus so are reasonable candidates for these event types.)
keydown
keypress
keyup
Form Events
blur (In recent browsers, the domain of the event has been extended to include all element types.)
change (This event is limited to <input> elements, <textarea> boxes and <select> elements.)
focus (This event is implicitly applicable to a limited set of elements, such as form elements (<input>, <select>, etc.) and links (<a href>). In recent browser versions, the event can be extended to include all element types by explicitly setting the element’s tabindex property. An element can gain focus via keyboard commands, such as the Tab key, or by mouse clicks on the element.)
select (This event is limited to <input type="text"> fields and <textarea> boxes.)
submit (It can only be attached to <form> elements.)