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From: lhotka@incstar.uucp (Glamdring)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: Keyboard input while in string gadgets
Message-ID: <190@incstar.uucp>
Date: 12 Sep 90 08:28:47 GMT
References: <94@incstar.uucp> <6107@amiga.UUCP>
Organization: INCSTAR Corp, Stillwater MN
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In article <6107@amiga.UUCP>, jimm@amiga.UUCP (Jim Mackraz) writes:
> In article <94@incstar.uucp> lhotka@incstar.uucp (Glamdring) writes:
> )Is there any way to get keystrokes (function keys in particular) while in a
> )string gadget?  It appears that Intuition grabs all the input while a
> )string gadget is active, but I'd like to allow keyboard shortcuts and such
> )during this time...
> 
> Under V2.0 it's fully supported.  Under V1.3 you have to hack.  One
> way is to install an input handler, but there are some edge cases.
> Some people use menu shortcuts, which are passed through (a bug), but
> this does not work in V2.0.
> 

How is it done under 2.0?  In particular, would it be possible to use the
menu shortcut bug in 1.3 for now and be able to use whatever 2.0 provides
without too much rewriting?

The idea of using Amiga keys which are bound to menu options is rather
appealing for my particular package, so hopefully the 2.0 solution will be
something close to that?
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