[Gambas-user] Keyboard input help requested

[Cogier]

Rolf,

Thanks for the reply. Yes it does work in Linux and I can get it to work in
a TextBox but as you say it needs to be in focus and I think the program
will look silly if at the time of a scan the particular TextBox is not in
focus. I know there is a way to capture a single key press but I want to
capture the whole string. The input string is terminated by a "Return" code
so I can handle the end of the string with code.

So I am looking for a way to capture the input string directly from the
"Keyboard" with code rather than a TextBox.

Thanks,

Charlie


Rolf-Werner Eilert wrote:
> 
> Am 15.03.2012 10:12, schrieb Cogier:
>>
>> I have a barcode reader that will sent the result of a scan to any text
>> editor, or word processor as it  emulates a keyboard.
>>
>> What I can't seem to do is get Gambas to read the string produced, it
>> must
>> be similar to reading a file but all my efforts so far have failed.
>>
>> Any help would be appreciated.
> 
> Depends on the interface - what does the reader's manual say about that? 
> Does it produce input under Linux anyway? And if so, what exactly 
> happens and when?
> 
>  From what you say, it runs this way: The user scans, the scanner says 
> BEEP, and a string is sent (as if from the keyboard) to the GUI object 
> currently having the focus. Right? Keyboard input is read via KeyCodes 
> in Gambas, so maybe your approach is just the wrong one (not file, not 
> string, but _KeyPressed)? Did you try a TextBox, and did it have the
> focus?
> 
> Regards
> 
> Rolf
> 
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