From: Ned Konz <ned@...>
Date: 2001-10-18T06:33:50+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:22691] Re: Gtk::Text connect_signal key_press_event eat keystroke?

On Wednesday 17 October 2001 02:07 pm, Phlip wrote:
> Rubies:
>
> In Gtk I want to handle a keystroke, and then remove it from the food
> chain.
>
> I call this from the initialize of a class derived from Gtk::Text:
>
>         signal_connect ('key_press_event') { |w, e|
>         	e.keyval = 0 if e.string == "\t"
>         }
>
> That should, for example, disable the Tab key for my hapless user.
>
> But e.keyval has no e.keyval= version, so the above does not execute.
>
> How do I censor a keystroke?

What about signal_emit_stop() or emit_stop_by_name() ?

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