[news.eclipse.platform.swt] Re: VerifyListener problem

[Eric Rizzo <eclipse-news@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Derek R. wrote:
> Thanks for your reply, Eric.
>
> I too set a breakpoint in my verifyText method, but the problem is that 
> it never gets hit when I do a shift+backspace.  Doing a shift+delete 
> causes the breakpoint to be hit only if text is highlighted, which is a 
> "cut" command.  I tried highlighting text, moving my cursor around, but 
> still nothing on a shift+backspace.  It appears that verifyText does not 
> get called when shift+backspace is pressed for some reason.
>
> Any ideas?  Could this be a bug or am I just missing something?

What is Shift+Backspace supposed to do? I did a quick test and it does 
not seem to alter the text in any way (which would explain why there is 
no verify event).

Eric