[REBOL] Re: keycodes
From: petr:krenzelok:trz:cz at: 23-Apr-2001 15:54
Holger Kruse wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 23, 2001 at 03:12:50PM +0200, Petr Krenzelok wrote:
> > In reality it was one of requested features - ability to underline some letter of
> > text by any kind of escape char, to let user know what Alt + key combination works
> > as hot key ...
>
> Shortcuts are a good idea and planned for a future version. Not using the
> Alt key though. Probably either using the plain key or Ctrl + key.
OK, nice it is planned. But no plain key, please :-) Imagine Window, where you have grid
of records (list) and also buttons with assigned shortcuts. In our IS we develop here
our grid has focus by default. Once user starts to type some char "A" - "Z" "a" "z",
search pop-up window appears automatically ....
> > view layout [button "E&xit" [quit]] ; "x" would be underlined, Alt + "x" would
> > perform the action ...
>
> Not, it would not. At least not on many operating systems. There are problems in
> Windows, and in AmigaOS Alt + letter is processed by the OS as well and used for
> selecting international characters.
Aha, as for international chars on "czech" keyboard, we use right Alt key, called AltGr
(Gr=graphics?), e.g. pressing AltGr + "V" results in "@" char. Left Alt key is free from
international chars selection ... you can use it freely in you app, or so I was told
:-)
> Having Alt + letter as a shortcut would no
> longer allow you to enter international characters into a string gadget.
see above ... now I am curious if there is difference in left and right Alt keys on
other language keyboards??
-pekr-
