Re: [XaraXtreme-dev] Text tool shortcuts

[Luke Hart <lukeh@xxxxxxxx>]

Martin Wuerthner wrote:
> In message <44C0AA57.6000905@xxxxxxxx>
>           Luke Hart <lukeh@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>   
> > The key events are:
> > 1st        Key down
> > 2nd       Char after processing by IM
> > 3rd       Key up
> >
> > The text tool needs to handle the char event since this is the only that
> > can correct handle unicode characters. [...]
> >
> > I suspect that if you were using the key down event you would be getting
> > the character code you expect.
> >     
>
> Thanks. Yes, the key down event does indeed supply the virtual key as 
> expected. So, this probably means that the text tool will have to 
> react to the key down events for shortcuts and to the char events for 
> character input.
>
> That makes sense - the question is why the same text tool code works 
> in Xtreme? Or is the distinction between key down and char events 
> specific to wxOil?
>
> Martin
>   
Yes, the Xtreme code is based on just key down and up events. The char 
event is new in XaraLX.

   Luke