simulating a keypress-event

[Clemens Kirchgatterer <clemens root at>]

hi!

i'm writing an app for touchscreens and somtimes the the user must
enter some simple words. so build a "mouse-keyboard" where
button-press-events should be send a specific key to a GtkEntry.

so i would like to fill out the GdkEventKey struct and send it with
gtk_signal_emit_by_name(), but my code segfaults and for most members
i don't know what to assign. (just guessing!!!)

here is (a short version of) my callback function:

GtkWidget *entry_typed;

static void
button_callback(GtkWidget *wid, gpinter data) {
  GdkEventKey event;

  event.type       = GDK_KEY_PRESS;
  event.window     = entry_typed->window;
  event.send_event = TRUE;
  event.time       = gdk_time_get();
  event.state      = GDK_KEY_PRESS;
  event.keyval     = (guint *)data;
  event.length     = 1;
  event.string     = "";
  gtk_signal_emit_by_name(GTK_OBJECT(entry_typed), "key_press_event", &event);
  event.type       = GDK_KEY_RELEASE;
  event.time       = gdk_time_get();
  event.state      = GDK_KEY_RELEASE;
  gtk_signal_emit_by_name(GTK_OBJECT(entry_typed), "key_press_event", &event);
}

does anybody know what im talking about? ;-)

thanx ...
clemens