[wxPython-users] Catching key events from a panel (and follow-up to stacked panels)

[Armando Serrano Lombillo]

I haven't seen your code, but I've had similar problems recently which
I fixed by binding the EVT_KEY_DOWN in the App object. See this post
by Robin for a better explanation:
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.python.wxpython/50485

Armando

On Feb 1, 2008 10:35 PM, Aaron MacDonald <ajmacd at ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I want to capture key events somehow.  My frame as a panel to which I
> try to bind to wx.EVT_KEY_DOWN, which hasn't been working.  I later
> read that wx.EVT_KEY_DOWN aren't propagated and that the focus may
> probably in one of the controls/subpanels inside my main panel, event
> though I called SetFocus() on my main panel.
>
> While wx.EVT_KEY_DOWN doesn't work, wx.EVT_CHAR does.  However, I am
> not clear what exactly is the difference between the two for when I
> just want to test key codes.  Is this something I should worry about?
>
> Also, I think I've figured out my last question about frames with a
> group of panels with only one visible panel.  I've implemented a
> subclass of frame where panels are added to it with a key, where I've
> attached a demonstration.  The frame resizes itself to fit the maximum
> width and height of any panel.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Aaron M.
>
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