RE: key_release_event

[Jan Jirmasek <jim ure cas cz>]

On Fri, 1 Sep 2000, Arjan J. Molenaar wrote:

> > From: Jan Jirmasek [mailto:jim@ure.cas.cz]
> > Hi!
> > 
> >   I have this problem: I have one main window and one drawing area
> > inside. I want to catch the key_press_event and the 
> > key_release_event and
> > according to holding or not holding a key I want to change the current
> > cursor inside the drawing area.
> > 
> [snip]
> >   I wouldn't mind, if I could have chance to catch the 
> > signals only in the
> > main window handlers. It would be ok, but WHY the key_press_event
> > handler of the main window IS called and the 
> > key_release_event handler is
> > NEVER called?
> > 
> >   Can anyone help me?
> > 
> 
> Have you set an event mask for the widget (GDK_*_MASK)? If the
> GDK_KEY_RELEASE_MASK is not set, you'll never recieve those events.
> 
> Hope this helps...

This helped! Oh oh, I was so blind for so long time...

I can't watch the key releasing in the drawing area handlers yet, but it's
enough that I can watch these events in the main window handlers. Thanks!


							Jim