Re: how to prevent Gtk::Entry to "Pass on" key event?

[Yann Leydier <yann leydier info>]

Hi,

did you try to connect to the entry's signal and just return "true" so 
that the event is not transmitted any further?

yann

On 20/06/12 08:40, jody wrote:
> Hi
> I have an application where i use keyboard events  ( with
> signal_key_press_event().connect() ) to
> control some simple actions nan image which is displayed (e.g.
> flipping it when 'f' is pressed)
> I also have a Gtk::Entry to type in the name of then next file to be loaded.
>
> But whenever i type the key 'f' in the Gtk::Entry, the image is
> flipped (and the character 'f' is written in the Gtk::Entry),
> i.e. the key event has been used by by the Gtk::Entry and then been
> passed on to the containing window.
>
> Is there a way to tell the entry to "destroy" the key press event
> after using it?
>
> Thank You
>    Jody
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