Package libavg :: Module avg :: Class KeyEvent

Class KeyEvent

Raised when a key is pressed or released.

Instance Methods

Inherited from unreachable.instance: __new__

Inherited from object: __delattr__, __getattribute__, __hash__, __reduce__, __reduce_ex__, __repr__, __setattr__, __str__

Inherited from Event

__init__(...)
Raises an exception This class cannot be instantiated from Python

Inherited from Event
Properties
	keycode The keycode of the key according to US keyboard layout (ro).
	keystring A character or word describing the key pressed (ro).
	modifiers Any modifier keys (shift, ctrl,...) pressed.
	scancode The untranslated (hardware-dependent) scancode of the key pressed (ro).
	unicode Unicode index of the character.
Inherited from `object`: `__class__`
	type One of KEYUP, KEYDOWN, CURSORMOTION, CURSORUP, CURSORDOWN, CURSOROVER, CURSOROUT, RESIZE or QUIT.
	when The timestamp of the event in milliseconds.

Property Details

The keycode of the key according to US keyboard layout (ro).

A character or word describing the key pressed (ro).

Any modifier keys (shift, ctrl,...) pressed. This is a number of KeyModifier values or'ed together (ro).

The untranslated (hardware-dependent) scancode of the key pressed (ro).

Unicode index of the character. Transparently dependent to modifiers, issued only on KEYDOWN event (ro).