[wxPython] A couple of newbie questions

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A couple of newbie questions
I’ve had a good search and can’t find the answers. A few pointers would be appreciated:

  1.  Where/how do you set the tab order for controls in a window? (To skip to the next control without using the mouse.)

  2.  Where/how do you set keyboard accelerators in a window? (To jump to a control out of sequence without using the mouse.)

Thanks for the help.

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1. Where/how do you set the tab order for controls in a window? (To
skip to the next control without using the mouse.)

The tab order is the order that the controls are created. There will be the
possibility in a future version to change the order dynamically of existing
controls.

2. Where/how do you set keyboard accelerators in a window? (To jump to
a control out of sequence without using the mouse.)

Create a wxAcceleratorTable and set it in the window. You'll then get
EVT_MENU events for the ID's you put in the table, and in the event handler
you can set the focus to the control you want.

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Is it possible to override all the input to a ComboBox widget. I need to
trap down arrow key. Instead of having it move to the next item in the
downdown and generating an EVT_COMBOBOX. Neither EVT_CHAR nor
EVT_KEY_DOWN catch it.

Thanks,
James

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Is it possible to override all the input to a ComboBox widget. I need to
trap down arrow key. Instead of having it move to the next item in the
downdown and generating an EVT_COMBOBOX. Neither EVT_CHAR nor
EVT_KEY_DOWN catch it.

I'm surprized that EVT_KEY_DOWN didn't get it. Which platform and versions
are you on? Have a code sample?

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Robin Dunn
Software Craftsman
robin@AllDunn.com Java give you jitters?
http://wxPython.org Relax with wxPython!