From: Joel VanderWerf <vjoel@...>
Date: 2007-01-16T05:15:14+09:00
Subject: Re: keystrokes detection for non-control, meta key

teeshift wrote:
> I have tried
> 
> @canvas.bind('k', proc{|e| })
> @canvas.bind('KeyPress-k', proc{|e| })
> @canvas.bind('Key-k', proc{|e| })
> 
> well... none of them work.

Try
       root.bind("Key-k") {...}

IIRC, the reason is that key events are sent to the top level window 
unless you have focused on a subwindow.

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