In general, I don't think you can count on the browser passing control keys to Flash.
It might be better to just have a Select All Rows button near your DataGrid. That's certainly more discoverable, and you don't have to move your hands from mouse to keyboard. - Gordon -----Original Message----- From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of r0main Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 6:20 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Ctrl + A in a datagrid ? As usual, too fast to ask... I was testing my app in Eclipse (Internal Web Browser).. Seems it doesn't forward some Key to the flex application... Works perfectly in FireFox or IE... <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.macromedia.com/2003/mxml"> <mx:Panel> <mx:DataGrid keyDown="getCtrlA('d1')"></mx:DataGrid> <mx:DataGrid keyDown="getCtrlA('d2')"></mx:DataGrid> </mx:Panel> <mx:Script> <![CDATA[ private function getCtrlA(name:String) { if (Key.isDown(Key.CONTROL) && Key.getCode() == 65) { mx.core.Application.alert("Ctrl + a "+name); } } ]]> </mx:Script> </mx:Application> Ciao, r0main --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "r0main" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > is there a way to make a DataGrid "Keyboard-aware" of the event Ctrl+A > to select all rows ? > > Thanks, r0main -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/