StyledTextCtrl and control characters in Ubuntu

wxPython Users
1

Hello!

I use StyledTextCtrl in application and faced with a problem. Main menu
has shortcuts like Ctrl+Alt+C, Ctrl+Alt+... In Windows is all OK, but
in Ubuntu when user pressed this shortcut, StyledTextCtrl adds control
characters ("SOH", "STX", "ETX" etc) and menu item is not activated.

How can I fix it? wxPython 3.0.2. Ubuntu 16.10 + Unity.

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Best wishes!
Eugene Ilin

2

What I did is using CmdKeyClear function.
See http://www.scintilla.org/ScintillaDoc.html#KeyBindings for more details.

Cheers
Claudia

3

Hello!

What I did is using CmdKeyClear function.
See Scintilla Documentation for more
details.

Unfortunately, it does not help. By the way, a similar behavior is
observed in the wxPython demo application.

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Best wishes
Eugene Ilin

4

If shortcut has no Alt key then everything is fine.

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Best wishes
Eugene Ilin

5

That is strange - I’m using Ubuntu too.
When doing the following I do not get the control chars added,

editor.CmdKeyClear(ord(‘C’), stc.STC_SCMOD_ALT | stc.STC_SCMOD_CTRL)

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when leaving this I see the ETX

Cheers
Claudia

6

Hello!

I saw two interesting features. CmdKeyClear must be called after
CmdKeyClearAll. If CmdKeyClear called before CmdKeyClearAll,
CmdKeyClear(ord('C'), stc.STC_SCMOD_ALT | stc.STC_SCMOD_CTRL) is not
work.

If CmdKeyClear(ord('C'), stc.STC_SCMOD_ALT | stc.STC_SCMOD_CTRL) called
after CmdKeyClearAll, then ETX will be disabled, but shortkey
Ctrl+Alt+C in main menu still is not executed.

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That is strange - I'm using Ubuntu too.
When doing the following I do not get the control chars added,

editor.CmdKeyClear(ord('C'), stc.STC_SCMOD_ALT | stc.STC_SCMOD_CTRL)

when leaving this I see the ETX

Cheers
Claudia

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Best wishes
Eugene Ilin

7

I saw two interesting features. CmdKeyClear must be called after

CmdKeyClearAll. If CmdKeyClear called before CmdKeyClearAll,
CmdKeyClear(ord(‘C’), stc.STC_SCMOD_ALT | stc.STC_SCMOD_CTRL) is not

work.

If CmdKeyClear(ord(‘C’), stc.STC_SCMOD_ALT | stc.STC_SCMOD_CTRL) called

after CmdKeyClearAll, then ETX will be disabled, but shortkey

Ctrl+Alt+C in main menu still is not executed.

I’m not using CmdKeyClearAll and it is working on Ubuntu 14 and Ubuntu 16.
Concerning the menu shortcuts - it might be that these are system wide shortcuts
Check system settings for keyboard and window manager.

Cheers
Claudia

8

I'm not using CmdKeyClearAll and it is working on Ubuntu 14 and
Ubuntu 16. Concerning the menu shortcuts - it might be that these are
system wide shortcuts
Check system settings for keyboard and window manager.

If the cursor is not on StyledTextCtrl, the shortcuts is working.

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Best wishes.
Eugene Ilin