I agree there is a bigger problem if NSResponder's or NSWindow's -keyDown: is not being called.
<any suggestion on where to look for this "problem"> But, I just want to get done and if NSResponder's -flagsChanged: will get the job done, then great! Thx. -koko On Nov 3, 2011, at 11:39 AM, Conrad Shultz wrote: > I assume you mean that keyDown: is not called if _only_ a modifier key is > pressed. If it's not called for any key press then you have bigger problems. > > To answer your question, the method you are looking for is NSResponder's > -flagsChanged:. > > (Sent from my iPad.) > > -- > Conrad Shultz > > On Nov 3, 2011, at 10:25, koko <k...@highrolls.net> wrote: > >> Within a method I want to read the keyboard to look for ctrl or shift being >> down. Is this possible? >> >> I ask because I first thought to implement keyDown and set a flag for the >> the key BUT for whatever crazy reason the keyDown for the view is not being >> called ... the view has been made first responder. >> >> Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated. >> >> -koko >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) >> >> Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. >> Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com >> >> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >> http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/conrad%40synthetiqsolutions.com >> >> This email sent to con...@synthetiqsolutions.com > _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com