[news.eclipse.platform.swt] Re: Missing keyborad events

[Douglas Pollock <douglas.pollock@xxxxxxxx>]

Martin Bosticky wrote:
> I have implemented a keyboard listener based on
> org.eclipse.swt.events.KeyListener in a SWT application. The program is
> a game and i am tracking the keys 'a', 'w', 's' and 's' to move a
> character on a canvas.
> 
> If i press two keys, and then release them, i seem to only get one call
> to the keyReleased() function. Thus my game gets confused and my
> character keeps moving even when keys are released.
> 
> Is there another way i can inspect the state of the keyboard in SWT
> which would be more reliable? Can anyone recommend a proper way to
> achieve the desired behavior?

In my experience, KeyUp events in SWT are unreliable.  AFAIK, it's not
possible to implement a game of that sort in SWT.



cheers,
d.