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Article #5276Re: Keyboard input while in string gadgets
From: Glamdring
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 1990 08:28
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 1990 08:28
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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 / ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucsd!nosc!crash!orbit!incstar!lhotka From: lhotka@incstar.uucp (Glamdring) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech Subject: Re: Keyboard input while in string gadgets Message-ID: <190@incstar.uucp> Date: 12 Sep 90 08:28:47 GMT References: <94@incstar.uucp> <6107@amiga.UUCP> Organization: INCSTAR Corp, Stillwater MN Lines: 26