QTextedit to catch "SHIFT + 1" key

qjqj

Hi,

I am trying to catch the key Shift + 1, however when QTextEdit is in focus it wont catch it. Instead it display '! 'out how can I make it detect Shift +1 instead of '!' ? Below is one example that i wrote to detect but not successful.

textEdit::textEdit(QWidget *parent) : QTextEdit(parent)
{
   QShortcut* shortCut = new QShortcut(QKeySequence("Shift+1"), this);

    connect(shortCut, SIGNAL(activated()), this, SLOT(testing()));
}

void textEdit::testing()
{
    qDebug() << "SHIFT 1 DETECTED...";
}

koahnig

@qjqj

Looks like Shift+1 is the regular keystroke for '!' on your key board. This would be typically handled by your key board driver.
Did you make a decision on what shall happen when a user wants to type a '!' ?
When the the user shall be able to input '!' as usual with Shift+1, you would need some witchcraft for your app.

qjqj

@koahnig

I manage to solve it by using modifiers() from keyPressEvent. When it detect "Shift+1" I will do other stuff.

Below is my example.


void textEdit::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *event)
{
    QString modifier;
    QString key;

    if (event->modifiers() & Qt::ShiftModifier)
            modifier += "Shift+";
    key = QKeySequence(event->key()).toString();

    qDebug() << "key: " << key;
    if(key.contains("@"))
    {
        //Do other stuff
    }
    QTextEdit::keyPressEvent(event);
}