lhotka@incstar.uucp (Glamdring) (09/04/90)
Is there any way to get keystrokes (function keys in particular) while in a string gadget? It appears that Intuition grabs all the input while a string gadget is active, but I'd like to allow keyboard shortcuts and such during this time... Thanks for any help!! ______________________________________________________________________ / Rockford Lhotka INCSTAR Corp \ | Systems Administrator PO Box 285 | | incstar!lhotka@uunet.uu.net 1990 Industrial Blvd | \ 612/779-1701 Stillwater, MN 55082 / ----------------------------------------------------------------------
jimm@amiga.UUCP (Jim Mackraz) (09/11/90)
In article <94@incstar.uucp> lhotka@incstar.uucp (Glamdring) writes:
)Is there any way to get keystrokes (function keys in particular) while in a
)string gadget? It appears that Intuition grabs all the input while a
)string gadget is active, but I'd like to allow keyboard shortcuts and such
)during this time...
Under V2.0 it's fully supported. Under V1.3 you have to hack. One
way is to install an input handler, but there are some edge cases.
Some people use menu shortcuts, which are passed through (a bug), but
this does not work in V2.0.
jimm
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In article <6107@amiga.UUCP>, jimm@amiga.UUCP (Jim Mackraz) writes: > In article <94@incstar.uucp> lhotka@incstar.uucp (Glamdring) writes: > )Is there any way to get keystrokes (function keys in particular) while in a > )string gadget? It appears that Intuition grabs all the input while a > )string gadget is active, but I'd like to allow keyboard shortcuts and such > )during this time... > > Under V2.0 it's fully supported. Under V1.3 you have to hack. One > way is to install an input handler, but there are some edge cases. > Some people use menu shortcuts, which are passed through (a bug), but > this does not work in V2.0. > How is it done under 2.0? In particular, would it be possible to use the menu shortcut bug in 1.3 for now and be able to use whatever 2.0 provides without too much rewriting? The idea of using Amiga keys which are bound to menu options is rather appealing for my particular package, so hopefully the 2.0 solution will be something close to that? ______________________________________________________________________ / Rockford Lhotka INCSTAR Corp \ | Systems Administrator PO Box 285 | | incstar!lhotka@rosevax.rosemount.com 1990 Industrial Blvd | \ 612/779-1701 Stillwater, MN 55082 / ----------------------------------------------------------------------
peter@cbmvax.commodore.com (Peter Cherna) (09/13/90)
In article <190@incstar.uucp> lhotka@incstar.uucp (Glamdring) writes: >In article <6107@amiga.UUCP>, jimm@amiga.UUCP (Jim Mackraz) writes: >> In article <94@incstar.uucp> lhotka@incstar.uucp (Glamdring) writes: >> )Is there any way to get keystrokes (function keys in particular) while in a >> )string gadget? It appears that Intuition grabs all the input while a >> )string gadget is active, but I'd like to allow keyboard shortcuts and such >> )during this time... >> >> Under V2.0 it's fully supported. Under V1.3 you have to hack. One >> way is to install an input handler, but there are some edge cases. >> Some people use menu shortcuts, which are passed through (a bug), but >> this does not work in V2.0. >> > >How is it done under 2.0? In particular, would it be possible to use the >menu shortcut bug in 1.3 for now and be able to use whatever 2.0 provides >without too much rewriting? We allow you to install a custom editing hook which allows you to act on any keypress or mouse event relevant to the string gadget. So you can take whatever action you wish on any of those events. These actions can include: Activating the next or previous string gadget (say on <TAB> or <BACK-TAB>) Constraining the form of the input (eg. phone numbers, or postal codes) Other functions you used to use menu equivalents for etc. >/ Rockford Lhotka INCSTAR Corp \ Peter -- Peter Cherna, Software Engineer, Commodore-Amiga, Inc. {uunet|rutgers}!cbmvax!peter peter@cbmvax.cbm.commodore.com My opinions do not necessarily represent the opinions of my employer. "Very strange... the window is broken on both sides."