Global on-key

[Toosheds]

Is it possible to make a global version of an on-key action? After making several multiple page presentations, the custopmer wants the escape key to close the application. I dread having to enter this into each page's on_key properties page. Is there an easier way?


if e_Key == 27 then

nChoice = Dialog.Message("Confirm", "You sure you wanna close?", MB_YESNO, MB_ICONQUESTION, MB_DEFBUTTON2);
if nChoice == 6 then
Application.Exit(0);
end
end

[longedge]

AFAIK there's no way round the fact that on every page you've got to have something in your 'On Key' event, but it only takes a second to paste a block of text in anyway.

[Adam]

Or you could create a function in the global functions section such as:

function escaper (e_Keyer)
     if e_Keyer == 27 then
           nChoice = Dialog.Message("Confirm", "You sure you wanna close?", MB_YESNO, MB_ICONQUESTION, MB_DEFBUTTON2);
          if nChoice == 6 then 
                Application.Exit(0);
          end
      end
end

Then on each page -> Properties -> Actions -> On Key event you could have:

escaper(e_Key);

This way if you ever want to change this dialog you could do so in one place and have it reflected on every page. This type of situation is just begging for a function

Adam Kapilik

[Corey]

Adam is right. That's the best way to handle this scenario by far.

[longedge]

................................................ I was going to comment on the fact that this is a completed project and so a slightly different scenario but on second thoughts it doesn't make a difference really.

Adams logic is impeccable and cannot be argued with (It's actually what I have done myself in the past )

[csd214]

But the page must have the focus?

All input boxes (for instance) must have something like
if e_Key == 27 then
escaper(e_Key);
end

[longedge]

But the page must have the focus?

All input boxes (for instance) must have something like
if e_Key == 27 then
escaper(e_Key);
end

Yes, as I recall, I couldn't get it to work unless I actually tested e_Key in the page 'On Key' event so I ended up doing as you have suggested but just tested for >0. At the time, I had got it to work so I thought no more about it until I saw your post.

[Worm]

Here's another approach. A global function, and a call in the page timer, no need to worry about On Key events. It also seems to work if you're in a browser object textbox.

Something different anyway.

[longedge]

another piece of genius - and an e_Key reference manual to boot :yes

[Worm]

IR provided that VirtualKeyCodes table. You can find it in the Gallery\Scriptlets.

[Toosheds]

Wow

Was out of town for a few days .. thanks for the help! Both solutions seem promising. I am hoping Worm's script will work on a page with an ActiveX control or Java applet running in a web object.