Re: [Java-gnome-developer] Global keybindings (unimplemented?)

[Adam J. <ajo...@re...>]

Khiraly wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I have this python code:
>
> # key accelerators
> self.accel_group = gtk.AccelGroup()
> self.accel_group.connect_group(ord('q'), 
>                  gtk.gdk.CONTROL_MASK, 
>                  gtk.ACCEL_LOCKED, 
>                  self.delete)
> self.accel_group.connect_group(ord('w'), 
>                  gtk.gdk.CONTROL_MASK, 
>                  gtk.ACCEL_LOCKED, 
>                  self.remove_current_book)
> self.accel_group.connect_group(ord('t'), 
>                  gtk.gdk.CONTROL_MASK, 
>                  gtk.ACCEL_LOCKED, 
>                  self.add_new_book)
>
> This python code is implementing global keybindings:
> Ctrl-Q - quit the application
> Ctrl-W - close the active notebook page
> Ctrl-T - add a new notebook page
>
> Can somebody help me to port this to java?
> Im not finding any connect_group/connectGroup method anywhere.
>   
In order to use keyboard accelerators, you should create an Action 
object and then assign the keyboard shortcut to that. Here's an example:
        // Close action
        AccelGroup ag
        this.close = new Action("close", "Close", "Close Window",
                GtkStockItem.CLOSE.getString());
        this.close.setAccelGroup(ag);
        this.close.setAccelPath("<myWin>/File/Close");
        this.close.addListener(new ActionListener() {
            public void actionEvent(ActionEvent action) {
                myWindow.this.destroy();
            }
        });
        AccelMap.changeEntry("<myWin>/File/Close", KeyValue.x,
                ModifierType.CONTROL_MASK, true);
        this.close.connectAccelerator();
You will also have to set the accelerator group for the window you want 
the keyboard shortcut to be active in by using 
org.gnu.gtk.Window.addAccelGroup(). You can find more information about 
Actions in the online javadocs at 
http://java-gnome.sourceforge.net/docs/javadoc/index.html

Hope this helps,

Adam Jocksch