Detecting keypresses in memos

Ron Watkins

Delphi Developer

Sat, 01 Jan 2000 03:00:00 GMT

Detecting keypresses in memos

Quote

Michael Alan SOSS wrote:
> I'm writing an application where a user is typing in a memo.

> I need to know when the user presses the up and down arrows, or a
> similar
> control key that moves the cursor.

> Unfortunately, the "keypress" event isn't called with such special
> keystrokes. Does anyone know how I should detect this?

You probably want the OnKeyDown event, which does send special
codes.

<<RON>>

Michael Alan SO

Delphi Developer

Sun, 02 Jan 2000 03:00:00 GMT

Re:Detecting keypresses in memos

I'm writing an application where a user is typing in a memo.

I need to know when the user presses the up and down arrows, or a similar
control key that moves the cursor.

Unfortunately, the "keypress" event isn't called with such special
keystrokes. Does anyone know how I should detect this?

Thanks!
Mike

Andrew Jackso

Delphi Developer

Sun, 02 Jan 2000 03:00:00 GMT

Re:Detecting keypresses in memos

Trap the 'OnKeyDown' event rather than 'OnKeyPress'

Michael Alan SOSS <s...@lisa.cs.mcgill.ca> wrote in article
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Quote

> I'm writing an application where a user is typing in a memo.

> I need to know when the user presses the up and down arrows, or a similar
> control key that moves the cursor.

> Unfortunately, the "keypress" event isn't called with such special
> keystrokes. Does anyone know how I should detect this?

> Thanks!
> Mike

Jacques Melanco

Delphi Developer

Sun, 02 Jan 2000 03:00:00 GMT

Re:Detecting keypresses in memos

Quote

Michael Alan SOSS wrote:

> I'm writing an application where a user is typing in a memo.

> I need to know when the user presses the up and down arrows, or a similar
> control key that moves the cursor.

> Unfortunately, the "keypress" event isn't called with such special
> keystrokes. Does anyone know how I should detect this?

> Thanks!
> Mike

use KeyDown instead

bye

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