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catch the "return" key [message #52860]

Fri, 22 August 2008 09:15

Aline

Messages: 32
Registered: July 2009

Member

Hi !

I would like to catch the return key in the rich text tab of an
RichTextEditor to insert a new line. For now, it just "simulates" the
pressing of the [OK] button.
I tried to add a keylistener to the RichTextEditor object but special keys
such as return key or backspace key are not catched. I also tried to
implements my class from KeyListener with no results.

Does anyone have some ideas to fix this ?

I also noticed that some key events are not catch in the keyPressed
function but they are in the keyReleased function. Does anyone know why ?

thanks in advance,

Aline

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Re: catch the "return" key [message #52941 is a reply to message #52860]

Fri, 22 August 2008 13:08

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: eclipse-news.rizzoweb.com

Aline wrote:
> Hi !
>
> I would like to catch the return key in the rich text tab of an
> RichTextEditor to insert a new line. For now, it just "simulates" the
> pressing of the [OK] button.
> I tried to add a keylistener to the RichTextEditor object but special
> keys such as return key or backspace key are not catched. I also tried
> to implements my class from KeyListener with no results.
>
> Does anyone have some ideas to fix this ?

If you're talking about placing a RichTextEditor in a JFace Dialog, then
the answer is to override
org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.Dialog.createButtonsForButtonBar(C omposite)
and change the way it creates the OK button (pass false as the final
argument to createButton() instead of true).

Hope this helps,
Eric

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Re: catch the "return" key [message #53014 is a reply to message #52941]

Sat, 23 August 2008 18:57

Aline

Messages: 32
Registered: July 2009

Member

Yeah !!! thx a lot !

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Re: catch the "return" key [message #590213 is a reply to message #52860]

Fri, 22 August 2008 13:08

Eric Rizzo

Messages: 3070
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

Aline wrote:
> Hi !
>
> I would like to catch the return key in the rich text tab of an
> RichTextEditor to insert a new line. For now, it just "simulates" the
> pressing of the [OK] button.
> I tried to add a keylistener to the RichTextEditor object but special
> keys such as return key or backspace key are not catched. I also tried
> to implements my class from KeyListener with no results.
>
> Does anyone have some ideas to fix this ?

If you're talking about placing a RichTextEditor in a JFace Dialog, then
the answer is to override
org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.Dialog.createButtonsForButtonBar(C omposite)
and change the way it creates the OK button (pass false as the final
argument to createButton() instead of true).

Hope this helps,
Eric

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