[wx-dev] Ctrl-Enter as a navigation key on wxMSW

[Julian Smart]

Hi Robin,

Robin Dunn wrote:
> I've noticed that if a multi-line text ctrl is in a window hierarchy 
> without any wxTAB_TRAVERSAL styled parents then Ctrl-Enter will insert 
> newlines, but if a parent has wxTAB_TRAVERSAL then Ctrl-Enter is used 
> as a navigation key and acts basically like Tab.  This becomes a 
> problem in situations like wxGrid where the Enter key is used for 
> other things, as then there is no way to insert a newline in the 
> textctrl.  Is there a way, or does it make sense to add one, to 
> prevent Ctrl-Enter from being used for navigation?  (Besides not using 
> wxTAB_TRAVERSAL)
One possibility is that specifying wxTE_PROCESS_ENTER results in both 
Enter and Ctrl-Enter being processed by the control. If the Ctrl-Enter 
event isn't processed by the control, then the default navigation 
behaviour is executed. However, implementing this is another matter...

Regards,

Julian

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