[wxPython-users] TextCtrl eating all events when empty in MS Windows

[Robin Dunn]

Sid Wiesner wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I bind several events to my main Window, and they work great when I'm 
> not using TextCtrls.
> 
>    self.Bind(wx.EVT_CHAR, self.onKeyPress)
>    self.Bind(wx.EVT_TEXT_ENTER, self.onReturn)
>    self.Bind(wx.EVT_TEXT, self.onTextCtrlChange)
> 
> When I create a wx.TextCtrl and press any normal character, the bindings 
> still perform correctly. But when the TextCtrl is empty and I press the 
> DELETE button, any F1-F12 buttons, UP, DOWN, etc, no events are passed 
> through when using MS Windows. The same code works fine on Mac OS X.
> 
> Any ideas why there would be a difference?

Please create a small runnable sample that shows the problem so we can 
see exactly what you are trying to do.

http://wiki.wxpython.org/index.cgi/MakingSampleApps

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