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How to send/emulate a key to a shell? [message #462590]

Fri, 14 October 2005 02:40

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: webapp.gmx.de

How can I send a key to a shell. In my special case I want to emulate that
the user pressed the esc-key, so that a Dialog will be closed.

Thanks, Rudolf

Re: How to send/emulate a key to a shell? [message #462599 is a reply to message #462590]

Fri, 14 October 2005 10:45

Eclipse User

Rudolf Schmidt wrote:
> How can I send a key to a shell. In my special case I want to emulate that
> the user pressed the esc-key, so that a Dialog will be closed.

Display.post(Event)

Remember to match every KeyDown with a KeyUp or things can become very weird
very quickly.

cheers,
d.

Re: How to send/emulate a key to a shell? [message #462638 is a reply to message #462599]

Sat, 15 October 2005 17:27

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: webapp.gmx.de

Thanks for reply. Please give some more details, how do I get an event
instance?

"Douglas Pollock" <douglas.pollock@magma.ca> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:diog9k$egn$1@news.eclipse.org...
> Rudolf Schmidt wrote:
>> How can I send a key to a shell. In my special case I want to emulate
>> that
>> the user pressed the esc-key, so that a Dialog will be closed.
>
> Display.post(Event)
>
> Remember to match every KeyDown with a KeyUp or things can become very
> weird
> very quickly.
>
>
>
> cheers,
> d.
>

Re: How to send/emulate a key to a shell? [message #462640 is a reply to message #462638]

Sat, 15 October 2005 22:42

Eclipse User

Rudolf,
see Snippet146 - post key event (i think that yo have to call
key down and key up, always)
If you want close Dialog only (and Dialog is jface Dialog) call
close.
Peco
Rudolf Schmidt wrote:

> Thanks for reply. Please give some more details, how do I get an event
> instance?
>
>
> "Douglas Pollock" <douglas.pollock@magma.ca> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:diog9k$egn$1@news.eclipse.org...
>> Rudolf Schmidt wrote:
>>> How can I send a key to a shell. In my special case I want to emulate
>>> that
>>> the user pressed the esc-key, so that a Dialog will be closed.
>>
>> Display.post(Event)
>>
>> Remember to match every KeyDown with a KeyUp or things can become very
>> weird
>> very quickly.
>>
>>
>>
>> cheers,
>> d.
>>

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