key_press_event


Description:

public virtual signal bool key_press_event (EventKey event)

The key_press_event signal is emitted when a key is pressed.

The signal emission will reoccur at the key-repeat rate when the key is kept pressed.

To receive this signal, the Window associated to the widget needs to enable the KEY_PRESS_MASK mask.

This signal will be sent to the grab widget if there is one.

Parameters:

event

the EventKey which triggered this signal.

Returns:

true to stop other handlers from being invoked for the event. false to propagate the event further.




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