GUI Key Events

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Tachyon (Posted 2006) [#1]

I've been looking through sample code until I am ready to pass out, and I cannot find any that shows how to capture a TAB Key Event to allow me to Tab between TextAreas in a Window. KeyEvents seem to work great if you have a Canvas Gadget, but without one I can't seem to figure out how to do it. Has anyone got a link to a sample (or documentation)? Thanks in advance!

CS_TBL (Posted 2006) [#2]

What about tucking away a small 1x1 pixel canvas in some corner, filled with the color of your form, and activate it so you can readout its key-events? :P

Tachyon (Posted 2006) [#3]

Yeah, I guess that'd do it. :) I just assumed there'd be a more "legitimate" way.

CS_TBL (Posted 2006) [#4]

In B+ keyboard-events just work anywhere, in BmaxGUI they need to come from canvases..

Tachyon (Posted 2006) [#5]

Nope...as soon as you type in the TextArea the Canvas is no longer active and stops sending KeyEvents.

skidracer (Posted 2006) [#6]

Check out the SetGadgetFilter example.

Tachyon (Posted 2006) [#7]

Nice. That'll do it! Thanks Skid.