Is this anything of help? capsLock property
capsLock:Boolean [read-only] Specifies whether the Caps Lock key is activated (true) or not (false). --- In [email protected], "per.olesen" <per.ole...@...> wrote: > > I need to automatically turn all keyboard input in all TextInput and TextArea > components in my flex application into upper-case. > > It needs to function like if the user had actually typed it in upper-case. > So, the events with the lower-case input needs to be stopped and new events > with the upper-case equivalent need to be dispatched. > > I am having trouble getting this to work, and would like some input on > possible solutions. > > Tried 1: Extending mx.controls.TextInput > > And listening for TextEvent, stopping its propagation and preventing its > default and dispatching a new TextEvent with the upper-case equivalent. But > the upper-case char is not shown then, due to use preventing its default. > > Tried 2: Listening for KeyboardEvent on stage > > To catch all keyboard input and try and change it before it goes any further. > But, some of the same problems occur. Preventing default makes the char not > appear. > > Any thought? >
