i would like to convert a character to its corresponding virtual keycode.
the why: i allow users to specify keyboard equivalents for menu items (in a manner similar to xcode key binding preferences). for reasons i don't understand it works better use unshifted characters for the shifted numeric keys. ie, command-shift-1 works for me, whereas command-! (command-exclamation mark) does not.
additonally, my app is fully scriptable and i allow the user to specify the keyboard shortcut via an applescript. thus, i would like to convert a script specification of command-exclamation mark to command-shift-1 (command-shift-one).
the only way i can think to perform this conversion is to itereate over the virtual key codes 0-127 (with various combinations of shift and option keys) until i find the one that matches the user input character.
and while this is certainly doable, it feels awfully clumsy (and potentially slow).
is there a better way? thanx, ken _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
