This (edit_line keyboard focus blocking keyboard listeners) is a bug in the current Windows and OSX versions of shoes. I believe it is prioritized for a later release.
In the meantime, I believe it works in Linux. On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 11:04, Thibaut Barrère <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm working on a shoes app that scans barcodes. The barcode reader > exposes itself as a keyboard interface, so it basically types in > characters that I intercept using keypress in shoes. > > At some point though, I need to enter data on the page (using edit_line). > > As soon as the edit_line has the focus, there's no way to unfocus it > (so my keyboard intercepter doesn't work anymore). > > Is there a way to remove the focus or to indicate keystrokes should be > intercepted by the page again ? > > (A work-around would be to use a dummy input box that keeps the > barcode reading busy). > > any idea will be most welcome, > > cheers, > > Thibaut > -- alexander rakoczy http://arakoczy.com
