[platform-swt-dev] Extension to keyboard input in SWT

[Martin Bosticky <mbosticky@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi

 

I have noticed that currently it is not possible to inspect a keyboard state in SWT. I am writing a game and initially i have tried to use the KeyListener to interpret user input. However this is unreliable when multiple keys are pressed.

 

If i am correct, it would be possible to write JNI interface for windows, to use window API functions such as GetKeyboardState() and GetKeyState() to do what i need. I assume this could be similarly done for the other supported platforms. So a new keyboard user interface component could be added to SWT.

 

What do u think?

 

Martin.

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