X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/wxWidgets.git/blobdiff_plain/cc81d32f2bf8c159f3b1bf6ddaf62e6d77720209..329eeca9c404b5e670af89cf7d2b1e517aa71853:/docs/latex/wx/keyevent.tex diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/keyevent.tex b/docs/latex/wx/keyevent.tex index daaafb0258..5a54a47e65 100644 --- a/docs/latex/wx/keyevent.tex +++ b/docs/latex/wx/keyevent.tex @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ This event class contains information about keypress (character) events. -Notice that there are three different kinds of keyboard events in wxWindows: +Notice that there are three different kinds of keyboard events in wxWidgets: key down and up events and char events. The difference between the first two is clear - the first corresponds to a key press and the second to a key release - otherwise they are identical. Just note that if the key is @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ same key code {\tt 'a'} as usual but the char event will have key code of $1$, the ASCII value of this key combination. You may discover how the other keys on your system behave interactively by -running the \helpref{text}{sampletext} wxWindows sample and pressing some keys +running the \helpref{text}{sampletext} wxWidgets sample and pressing some keys in any of the text controls shown in it. {\bf Note:} If a key down ({\tt EVT\_KEY\_DOWN}) event is caught and @@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ char event ({\tt EVT\_CHAR}) will not happen. This is by design and enables the programs that handle both types of events to be a bit simpler. -{\bf Note for Windows programmers:} The key and char events in wxWindows are +{\bf Note for Windows programmers:} The key and char events in wxWidgets are similar to but slightly different from Windows {\tt WM\_KEYDOWN} and {\tt WM\_CHAR} events. In particular, Alt-x combination will generate a char -event in wxWindows (unless it is used as an accelerator). +event in wxWidgets (unless it is used as an accelerator). {\bf Tip:} be sure to call {\tt event.Skip()} for events that you don't process in key event function, otherwise menu shortcuts may cease to work under Windows. @@ -170,13 +170,13 @@ platform-dependent and should only be used in advanced applications. \constfunc{long}{GetX}{\void} -Returns the X position of the event. +Returns the X position (in client coordinates) of the event. \membersection{wxKeyEvent::GetY} \constfunc{long}{GetY}{\void} -Returns the Y position of the event. +Returns the Y (in client coordinates) position of the event. \membersection{wxKeyEvent::MetaDown} @@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ Returns true if the Meta key was down at the time of the key event. \constfunc{void}{GetPosition}{\param{long *}{x}, \param{long *}{y}} -Obtains the position at which the key was pressed. +Obtains the position (in client coordinates) at which the key was pressed. \membersection{wxKeyEvent::HasModifiers}