Bill, > we used to call interpretKeyEvents in the keyDown handler and the InsertText > handler would get the unicode string, I guess this stopped working with a > system update a while back. We have always required the first responder to adopt either NSTextInput or NSTextInputClient for handling text input with complex user interaction required such as the deadkey sequence.
> 1) subclass nsview and make it conform to the NSTextInputClient protocol > > i have been picking away at this, i added the NSTextInputClient handlers but > they aren't being called. a working example or a pointer would help if > anyone has done this. Yes, we do have a sample. Check out file://localhost/Developer/Examples/AppKit/TextInputView/ Aki On 2011/07/29, at 7:31, Bill Appleton wrote: > Hi all, > > I have seen this issue come up a lot, but there isn't much information on > how to receive unicode input in a NSView. > > (I know we are supposed to just type in a NSTextField but that is impossible > in our situation where the app must run stand-alone and as a browser > plugin). > > we used to call interpretKeyEvents in the keyDown handler and the InsertText > handler would get the unicode string, I guess this stopped working with a > system update a while back. > > Now i think there are 2 ways to do this: > > 1) subclass nsview and make it conform to the NSTextInputClient protocol > > i have been picking away at this, i added the NSTextInputClient handlers but > they aren't being called. a working example or a pointer would help if > anyone has done this. > > 2) use a fake NSTextField and try to use that for gathering the unicode as > it arrives. > > I have seen someone recommend NSWindow fieldEditor:forObject: to do this. > This sounds pretty bad and i have a lot of uncertainty as to how to make > this work right. > > So do you guys have a recommendation here? > > thanks in advance > _______________________________________________ > > Cocoa-dev mailing list ([email protected]) > > Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. > Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com > > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/aki%40apple.com > > This email sent to [email protected] _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list ([email protected]) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to [email protected]
