Re: [platform-swt-dev] Re: [Bug 19568] {} on a german keyboard [swt-carb

["Mike Wilson" <Mike_Wilson@xxxxxxx>]

Of course, the right solution is to have platform specific (and user configurable) key bindings. I'm talking to the UI team about this.

McQ.

"Mike Wilson" <Mike_Wilson@xxxxxxx> Sent by: platform-swt-dev-admin@xxxxxxxxxxx 07/09/2002 10:30 AM Please respond to platform-swt-dev

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Sorry. I failed to say what I intended to. 

What we need to do is: 
1) allow menu options to fire based on key presses. 
2) allow special keys to be typed on the keyboard. 

It seems like all that needs to happen to do this is to look at the values which are passed to setAccelerator in MenuItem, and hook the command key whenever we see SWT.CONTROL. Everything else should just work. Am I wrong? 

McQ.

Björn Bubbat <bjoern@xxxxxxxxx> Sent by: platform-swt-dev-admin@xxxxxxxxxxx 07/09/2002 10:06 AM Please respond to platform-swt-dev

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Hi!

> I'm still confused here. The Mac "Command" key is what we should be
> marking as equivalent to the "ALT". Is this key also what is used to
> enter  the special key codes? I thought it was the "option" key in
> this case.

I don't know what the discussion is about, but the "ALT" key is the 
equivalent of the "option" key. Using the "command" key in replacement 
for the ALT/option key is not a real good idea. The command key is used 
for shortcuts. This could be quite confusing. 


Björn
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