B4J Question B4X GameViewHelper.AddKeyListener - 'Insert' key not working?

MikeH · Apr 13, 2023

As per title, on two keyboards I've checked, 'Insert' doesn't work.

Is there a reason?
Does it work for you?

PaulMeuris · Apr 14, 2023

Usually when you want to check a keycode that keycode should be in capital letters: INSERT
I am not sure how GameViewHelper works with the keycodes because i am not using it.
I use the Main_KeyPressed_Event(e As Event) from a thread on the forum: keyboard event detect CTRL+X

MikeH · Apr 14, 2023

PaulMeuris said:
Usually when you want to check a keycode that keycode should be in capital letters: INSERT
I am not sure how GameViewHelper works with the keycodes because i am not using it.
I use the Main_KeyPressed_Event(e As Event) from a thread on the forum: keyboard event detect CTRL+X

It isn't even showing with this code:

B4X:

Sub KBD_KeyPressed (KeyCode As String) As Boolean

    Log("KeyPressed: " & KeyCode)

(All other keys work as expected)

PaulMeuris · Apr 14, 2023

In the Asteroids example that comes with the jGameViewHelper library I can use the Insert key.
Gameview
Can you post your test project so others can have a closer look at it?

MikeH · Apr 14, 2023

PaulMeuris said:
In the Asteroids example that comes with the jGameViewHelper library I can use the Insert key.
Gameview
Can you post your test project so others can have a closer look at it?

The project is quite large but the code I put previously works perfectly for every key apart from 'Insert". I thought it was my Mac keyboard at first but have also tried it with a Windows keyboard with the same result.

PaulMeuris · Apr 15, 2023

Did you try the alternative i mentioned in message #2. Just to see if you can somehow detect the INSERT key?

MikeH · Apr 15, 2023

PaulMeuris said:
Did you try the alternative i mentioned in message #2. Just to see if you can somehow detect the INSERT key?

Not yet. I can get by without that key for now and I'm on a deadline so not much time for experimenting.

Brian Dean · Apr 15, 2023

This will not be much help, but using this key receiver . . .

B4X:

Public Sub key_KeyPressed (KeyCode As String) As Boolean
    Log("Key received = " & KeyCode)
End Sub

. . . I get the Log message . . .

B4X:

Key received = Insert

So there does not appear to be anything special about the Insert key.

The game view helper is declared as follows, but I am sure that you have done the same . . .

B4X:

    Private gvh As GameViewHelper
    . . .
    . . .   
    gvh.AddKeyListener("key", MainForm)

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