SDL_GetKeyName on mac os x panther

SDL Development
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Hi people, Im trying to use SDL_GetKeyName in a game Im developing, however, it doesnt seem to return the correct key. For example, I wanted to set it up to quit when I press q, however on pressing q, it actually returns ‘|’. here is the snippet of code that Im using.
SDL_Event event; //the event structure.

//Event Handling
SDL_PollEvent(&event); //check for events
switch (event.type) {  //find out what the event was and deal with it
		case SDL_KEYDOWN:
			DealWithKeyEvent(SDL_GetKeyName(event.key.keysym.sym));  //sdl get key name obviusly doesnt WORK!!!!!
			break;
		case SDL_QUIT:
			SDL_Quit(); //quit sdl
			cout << "reached SDL_QUIT" << endl; //output we are quitting
			exit(0); //exit the program.
			break;
	}//switch

I am fairly new to SDL its possible Ive done something very very stupid here. Anyhelp here would be appreciated.

Matt.

2

Hi people, Im trying to use SDL_GetKeyName in a game Im developing, however, it doesnt seem to return the correct key. For example, I wanted to set it up to quit when I press q, however on pressing q, it actually returns ‘|’. here is the snippet of code that Im using.
SDL_Event event; //the event structure.

//Event Handling
SDL_PollEvent(&event); //check for events
switch (event.type) {  //find out what the event was and deal with it
		case SDL_KEYDOWN:
			DealWithKeyEvent(SDL_GetKeyName(event.key.keysym.sym));  //sdl get key name obviusly doesnt WORK!!!!!
			break;
		case SDL_QUIT:
			SDL_Quit(); //quit sdl
			cout << "reached SDL_QUIT" << endl; //output we are quitting
			exit(0); //exit the program.
			break;
	}//switch

I am fairly new to SDL its possible Ive done something very very stupid here. Anyhelp here would be appreciated.

Matt.

3

You are better off (IMHO) using the Keysyms to identify keys as follows:

if (SDL_PollEvent(&event)){
switch (event.type) {
case SDL_KEYDOWN:
theController->HandleKeyPress(event);
break;
…
…
void Controller::HandleKeyPress(SDL_Event event){
if (event.key.keysym.sym == SDLK_SPACE)
// Do stuff here

You can find a full list of all the keysyms at
http://sdldoc.csn.ul.ie/sdlkey.php

Cheers

  • Iain

Hi people, Im trying to use SDL_GetKeyName in a game Im developing,
however, it doesnt seem to return the correct key. For example, I
wanted to set it up to quit when I press q, however on pressing q, it
actually returns ‘|’. here is the snippet of code that Im using.
SDL_Event event; //the event structure.

//Event Handling
SDL_PollEvent(&event); //check for events
switch (event.type) { //find out what the event was and deal with it
case SDL_KEYDOWN:
DealWithKeyEvent(SDL_GetKeyName(event.key.keysym.sym)); //sdl get
key name obviusly doesnt WORK!!!
break;
case SDL_QUIT:
SDL_Quit(); //quit sdl
cout << “reached SDL_QUIT” << endl; //output we are quitting
exit(0); //exit the program.
break;
}//switch

I am fairly new to SDL its possible Ive done something very very
stupid here. Anyhelp here would be appreciated.

Matt.

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thanks for your help, I knew I was missing something somewhere.

matt.On 28 Oct 2004, at 14:51, Iain Bethune wrote:

You are better off (IMHO) using the Keysyms to identify keys as
follows:

if (SDL_PollEvent(&event)){
switch (event.type) {
case SDL_KEYDOWN:
theController->HandleKeyPress(event);
break;
…
…
void Controller::HandleKeyPress(SDL_Event event){
if (event.key.keysym.sym == SDLK_SPACE)
// Do stuff here

You can find a full list of all the keysyms at
http://sdldoc.csn.ul.ie/sdlkey.php

Cheers

  • Iain

Hi people, Im trying to use SDL_GetKeyName in a game Im developing,
however, it doesnt seem to return the correct key. For example, I
wanted to set it up to quit when I press q, however on pressing q, it
actually returns ‘|’. here is the snippet of code that Im using.
SDL_Event event; //the event structure.

//Event Handling
SDL_PollEvent(&event); //check for events
switch (event.type) { //find out what the event was and deal with it
case SDL_KEYDOWN:
DealWithKeyEvent(SDL_GetKeyName(event.key.keysym.sym)); //sdl
get key name obviusly doesnt WORK!!!
break;
case SDL_QUIT:
SDL_Quit(); //quit sdl
cout << “reached SDL_QUIT” << endl; //output we are quitting
exit(0); //exit the program.
break;
}//switch

I am fairly new to SDL its possible Ive done something very very
stupid here. Anyhelp here would be appreciated.

Matt.

SDL mailing list
SDL at libsdl.org
http://www.libsdl.org/mailman/listinfo/sdl

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