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Re: Key Events

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From: Bryan Chalmers
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 00:00
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Did you find any way to do this? I am trying to do something similar.
Can anyone help?

On Wed, 22 Oct 1997 22:05:33 -0400, Antonio Andreoli
<andreoli@videotron.ca> wrote:

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>Scenario: We are writing an Inventory Control java app. This app, like
>most apps of this kind,  has many frames with many textfield controls on
>each frame.
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>Needed: We want to limit the length of the textfield controls.
>
>Problem: Sun is aware of a bug in 1.1.x . That bug is that the
>setcolumns event for a textfield isnt working. And setting the columns
>through jbuilder's inspector isnt working either.
>
>Possible Workaround: In the meantime, I could catch the keypressed event
>for each control BUT this makes for a lot of code. Very cluttered(but it
>works).
>
>Preferrable Workaround: I would prefer to catch a keypressed event for
>any control in a given frame. In other words, one event trap for the
>whole frame. I tried using the various key events on Jbuilder's
>Inspector for a FRAME but it doesn't work.
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>Can anyone help!
>Antonio Andreoli  andreolia@central.ca
>Thanks in advance
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><B>Scenario</B>: We are writing an Inventory Control java app. This app,
>like most apps of this kind,&nbsp; has many frames with many textfield
>controls on each frame.
>
><P><B>Needed:</B> We want to limit the length of the textfield controls.
>
><P><B>Problem:</B> Sun is aware of a bug in 1.1.x . That bug is that the
>setcolumns event for a textfield isnt working. And setting the columns
>through jbuilder's inspector isnt working either.
>
><P><B>Possible Workaround:</B> In the meantime, I could catch the keypressed
>event for each control BUT this makes for a lot of code. Very cluttered(but
>it works).
>
><P><B>Preferrable Workaround:</B> I would prefer to catch a keypressed
>event for any control in a given frame. In other words, one event trap
>for the whole frame. I tried using the various key events on Jbuilder's
>Inspector for a FRAME but it doesn't work.
>
><P>Can anyone help!
><BR>Antonio Andreoli&nbsp; andreolia@central.ca
><BR>Thanks in advance</HTML>
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Regards,
Bryan Chalmers
Texaco North Sea (UK) Company
Aberdeen
chalmbr@texaco.com
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From: chalmbr@texaco.com (Bryan Chalmers)
Subject: Re: Key Events
Date: 1997/12/18
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