Qt Reading Key Sequences from key event

DannyL408

Hello I am trying to save key sequences such as (ctrl + alt + shift + key) or just a key or (ctrl + key) etc.

using keyReleaseEvent i am able to sucessfully capture the combo but when i use control + key modifiers i get unicode(?) back when i return event->text() rather than the actual letter compared to all the other cases t hat dont involve control (shift + e) or (alt + e) prints out "Shift+E" and "Alt+e"but (control + e) prints out "Control+\u0005"

what is going on here? am i trying to capture a key sequence that i want to save into a keysequence improperly? (i need the string to show properly as E so i can display the current keysequence of the shortcut as the text for the label.

raven-worx

@DannyL408
Here is a code to convert a QKeyEvent to QKeySequence:

QKeyEvent* ke;

QString modifier;
QString key;

if (ke->modifiers() & Qt::ShiftModifier)
        modifier += "Shift+";
if (ke->modifiers() & Qt::ControlModifier)
	modifier += "Ctrl+";
if (ke->modifiers() & Qt::AltModifier)
	modifier += "Alt+";
if (ke->modifiers() & Qt::MetaModifier)
	modifier += "Meta+";

key = QKeySequence(ke->key()).toString();

QKeySequence ks(modifier + key);

Note that there is also a QKeySequenceEdit widget

DannyL408

@raven-worx said in Qt Reading Key Sequences from key event:

@DannyL408
Here is a code to convert a QKeyEvent to QKeySequence:

QKeyEvent* ke;

QString modifier;
QString key;

if (ke->modifiers() & Qt::ShiftModifier)
        modifier += "Shift+";
if (ke->modifiers() & Qt::ControlModifier)
	modifier += "Ctrl+";
if (ke->modifiers() & Qt::AltModifier)
	modifier += "Alt+";
if (ke->modifiers() & Qt::MetaModifier)
	modifier += "Meta+";

key = QKeySequence(ke->key()).toString();

QKeySequence ks(modifier + key);

Note that there is also a QKeySequenceEdit widget

thank you!!
i was pulling my hair out trying to figure it out
i had to use keyRELEASEevent over keyPRESSevent to make it detect the full combo. i will look into the widget

@raven-worx one thing i noticed about QKeySequenceEdit is that if i hold down a key like "R" it will show up buggy in the widget R+R+R+R when i just want R. is there any way to filter it to just modifiers + a key and no dupes ( since that isnt a real key sequence, and invalidate keys without a key such as just pressing control without a key)

raven-worx

@DannyL408
haven't tried it, but you have a keySequenceChanged() signal. Check the seuqence in a slot connected to it and change the sequence if it's not desirable.