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Getting a command key before it is interpreted by the menus
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Getting a command key before it is interpreted by the menus


  • Subject: Getting a command key before it is interpreted by the menus
  • From: Gideon King <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2004 00:23:06 +1000

Hi, I have a situation in my application where I would like to intercept command key combinations before they are processed by the menu system. In the archives, people say to override NSApplication's sendEvent: method. This works if the menu is not currently open, but if the user has the menu open, the command key events never make it to sendEvent: I looked at the documentation and saw NSMenuView, and thought I could override keyDown: there, but then I noticed that the documentation says that it is obsolete and no longer used, but it doesn't say what it has been replaced with. I see references in other postings to a carbon menu manager, but don't see how to get at that or how to interact with it in my app.

My goal is to be able to intercept all command key combinations when the menu is open, and decide in my code whether to pass them on to the menu system or whether to process them separately in my code.

Any assistance with this would be greatly appreciated.


Gideon
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