Re: Dynamically updated CurrentValue: I want to know which key is
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- Subject: [mg129435] Re: Dynamically updated CurrentValue: I want to know which key is
- From: Alexey Popkov <lehin.p at gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:01:30 -0500 (EST)
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On Saturday, January 12, 2013 7:24:19 AM UTC+4, awnl wrote:
> Hi,
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> > Is there a way to get information with CurrentValue of about which key is
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> > being pressed? CurrentValue only seems to have ways to get mouse buttons
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> > and modifier key events---which seems odd, I feel like that's going halfway
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> > with the sort of functionality CurrentValue could provide and I figure I
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> > must be missing something?
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> I think you are looking for "EventKey":
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> EventHandler[Graphics@Rectangle[], {
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> "KeyDown" :> Print[CurrentValue["EventKey"]]
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> }]
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> hth,
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> albert
But why not all keys are catched by "EventKey"? For example, pressing "a", "i", "o", "p" etc. does nothing. Why?
Sincerely,
Alexey