Name: krC82822 Date: 04/19/2001


java -version 1.3

While using java.awt.Robot to enter Keyboard characters into a webpage (with
help from a Virtual Keyboard), I find that the Robot class takes only KeyCodes
as parameters for its keyPress() method. This becomes a stumbling block if you
want to do translate that Keyboard as you have to let the Robot class know the
keycode value.

      JButton button0 = new KeyButton();
      button0.setHorizontalTextPosition(JButton.CENTER);
      button0.setVerticalTextPosition(JButton.CENTER);
      Kb.put(button0, new KeyEvent(button0, KeyEvent.KEY_PRESSED,
             System.currentTimeMillis(), InputEvent.META_MASK,
             KeyEvent.VK_BACK_QUOTE));
      add(button0);
      .
      .
      .
      .

   class KeyButton extends JButton
   {
      public KeyButton()
      {
      }

      protected void processMouseEvent(MouseEvent e)
      {
         e.consume();
         KeyEvent keyEvent = (KeyEvent) Kb.get(e.getSource());
         if (keyEvent.getKeyCode() != KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT)
         {
            if (e.getID() == MouseEvent.MOUSE_PRESSED)
            {
               ((KeyButton) e.getSource()).setSelected(true);
            }
            else if (e.getID() == MouseEvent.MOUSE_RELEASED)
            {
               ((KeyButton) e.getSource()).setSelected(false);
            }

            if (e.getID() == MouseEvent.MOUSE_CLICKED)
            {
               if (keyEvent != null)
               {
                  /*
                   * This is where the problem lies. Since we give a
                   * specific keycode, it becomes difficult to do so
                   * while doing translations.
                   */
                  robot.keyPress(keyEvent.getKeyCode());
               }
            }
         }
      }
   }

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19 Apr 2001, eval1127@eng -- see also # 4347983
(Review ID: 121017)
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