Ah. Good. You're very welcome. Thanks for using Pivot. ~Roger Whitcomb
On Jul 17, 2013, at 5:55 PM, Erik Innocent <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >> >
