Ohhhhh, so I need to add the interface UnprocessedKeyHandler to my class that implements Application, and then of course implement the interface's methods. So simple... I don't know why that didn't click for me from the Javadoc. Your answer -- '“Application” object that implements this interface' -- is what gave me the eureka moment.
Thanks for your help and your prompt reply, I genuinely appreciate it! --E On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 5:52 PM, Roger L. Whitcomb < [email protected]> wrote: > So, according to the Javadoc for the Application. UnprocessedKeyHandler > interface:**** > > ** ** > > Optional interface that allows an application to handle unprocessed**** > > key events (keystrokes that are processed when no component has the**** > > input focus).**** > > ** ** > > This would be the case (for instance), if you have an empty window, or a > form that has all its fields disabled. The kind of things you would > probably want to handle in here would be a keystroke to exit the > application, or to invoke Help, or an About box. Or maybe a “Connect” > function – something that the user would want to do when nothing else was > available.**** > > ** ** > > The code in ApplicationContext that handles key events will drop into > looking for an “Application” object that implements this interface when > nothing else claims the keystroke.**** > > ** ** > > HTH,**** > > ~Roger Whitcomb**** > > ** ** > > *From:* Erik Innocent [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Wednesday, July 17, 2013 3:22 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* What is an example of the use of > Application.UnprocessedKeyHandler in Apache Pivot?**** > > ** ** > > What is an example of the use of `Application.UnprocessedKeyHandler` in > Apache Pivot? I've checked Google and the Pivot docs and see no examples, > and the Javadoc isn't enlightening. There's a tease of sample code in the > mailing list archives at:**** > > ** ** > > > http://apache-pivot-users.399431.n3.nabble.com/KeyListeners-on-ImageView-td2600622.html > **** > > ** ** > > But the code attachment is not available. Note that I asked this question > yesterday at:**** > > ** ** > > > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17690503/what-is-an-example-of-the-use-of-application-unprocessedkeyhandler-in-apache-piv > **** > > ** ** > > Feel free to answer it there if you want to get the points for it =) > Otherwise I'll post the answer there and cite the source here.**** > > ** ** > > Thanks!**** > > --Erik Innocent**** > > ** ** >
