Re: newbie key binding question

[Sirisha Muppavarapu <sirisha muppavarapu veralight com>]

Hi

Overload on_key_pressed() method and inside, handle the keypress event.
This is what I did in my project. Hope it helps.

ClassX is my class extending from Gtk::Window.

bool ClassX::on_key_pressed(GdkEventKey* event)
{
	try{
		if(!event)
			return false;
	
		switch (event->keyval)
		{
			case GDK_F1: {
				action1();
				break;
			}
			case GDK_F2: {
				action2();
				break;
			}
			case GDK_F3: {
				action3();
				break;
			}
			case GDK_F4: {
				action4();
				break;
			}
			default: {
				break;
			}
		}
	catch(exception &e) {
	}
	// Returning true would stop the event now
	return false;
}


On Mon, 2008-11-24 at 11:23 -0600, Michael Cronenworth wrote:
> Hi all, I'm new to GTK+ usage, but I'm learning quickly.
> 
> I wish to set up a key (say, F4) and have it attached to a button, so 
> when F4 is pressed the button's signal is emitted just like a mouse 
> click. I'm familiar with setting up global accelerators (CTRL+Q, etc), 
> but all I want is a single key binding on one button widget on one 
> widget instance. This will not be used globally and only one time. I've 
> seen the GtkBinding page and how it describes RC file usage, but I'd 
> rather not use such a beefy method for just one key...
> 
> Any pointers are welcome.
> 
> Thanks,
> Michael
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