Please Solve this key capture

[sridharbandi]

hi,
i want to handle keyevents while application running in background. but i am unable to do it.
i written this code


TKeyResponse CDemoUI1AppView::OfferKeyEventL(const TKeyEvent& aKeyEvent, TEventCode aType)
{

if ( aKeyEvent.iCode== '#' )
{

iEikonEnv->AlertWin (_L("keycaptured"));
return EKeyWasConsumed;
}

return EKeyWasNotConsumed;

}

and draw() method i added this code

CEikonEnv::Static()->RootWin().CaptureKey('#' , 0 , 0);

but nothing is happen. do i need to add any other code to this?

To make application to run in background i used

RWsSession aWsSession;
aWsSession.Connect();
TApaTask task(aWsSession);
task.SetWgId( CEikonEnv::Static()->RootWin().Identifier());
task.SendToBackground();
aWsSession.Close();

Application is going background but when i press # key no dialog box is coming.

pls help me.

[wizard_hu_]

I would not bet on OfferKeyEventL, since your application is in the background. Check AppUi::HandleKeyEventL, or even AppUi::HandleWsEventL directly.

[sridharbandi]

Thanks . Its Working now with HandleWsEventL.
but that key is freezed. i.e. i used key '1' to display dialog box. But in main screen when i press numbers all numbers are displaying but for key '1' it is displaying dialog box wat i mentioned in applicaiton.

I need key '1' also should work like remaining keys.

pls wat i can do for it?

[wizard_hu_]

If you search for capturekey in the Wiki, you will find

TInt wgId = iWsSession.GetFocusWindowGroup();
iWsSession.SendEventToWindowGroup( wgId, e );

those two lines are about forwarding the keypress to the focused application.

[sridharbandi]

Thank you, but i am not sure exactly where to keep this code in my application. In the given forum example they used seperate class, and in that RunL() method they used this code.
In my code can i keep this in HandleWsEventL().
one more doubt if this code gets focused to the current application means then how abt my application. Will my application can still listen this and log this key?
Actually i need that ,My application should run in background and wat ever the key press is done it should be captured and stored in a log file .

[wizard_hu_]

Thank you, but i am not sure exactly where to keep this code in my application. In the given forum example they used seperate class, and in that RunL() method they used this code.
In my code can i keep this in HandleWsEventL().

There is no difference, these are variables and method calls, they do not care about where you are calling them. Also note that HandleWsEventL is actually invoked by CCoeEnv::RunL - in Symbian every asynchronous callback has an active object somewhere in the background.

one more doubt if this code gets focused to the current application means then how abt my application. Will my application can still listen this and log this key?

These two lines do not affect capturing keys, they just show how to send an event to the currently focused window group.

[sumit.ece]

I am facing the same issue but I am not quite clear how CaptureKey('#',0,0) is helping you out?
As it will only capture the "#" key, how your application is getting all keys for logging??

[wizard_hu_]

You have to issue CaptureKey for all keys, one by one.

[sumit.ece]

thanks .. It works but I want to system menu to stop responding to captured keys(like left/right soft keys) ..
Currently, by capturing those key my application gets those keys along with the system menu.
Eventually, I want my own menu to be function at idle screen rather than system menu.

[skumar_rao]

... Eventually, I want my own menu to be function at idle screen rather than system menu.

what you are trying to do, might be there is a easier way out .

[wizard_hu_]

If you read the original discussion with Sridharbandi, you will see that the default behaviour is that your application gets the captured keypresses, and the focused application does not. Now if that is what you want, you are ready (note that such application may have problems with passing the Symbian Signed test criteria).

[sumit.ece]

Hi skumar,
i want to display my content (basically draw) and my menu on idle screen and wanted them to respond to key events (mainly soft keys).
Right now, i am displaying menu using my draw method.

I am able to draw to idle screen using following thread.
"http://wiki.forum.nokia.com/index.php/How_to_display_ticker_on_active_idle"
Now, to respond to soft key events, i tried to capture keys with scan code 164,165. My application capture it but system captures it as well.

Is there any alternative to this approach??

[skumar_rao]

yes i guessed so, long back i have tried it with out any result, might be this will try again, this time might get a work around.

[sumit.ece]

@wizard - my application gets captured key presses but idle screen also (not any other focused application) gets those key presses for soft keys. I want only my content to be updated on menu press.

[sridharbandi]

oh.... for all all numbers and alphabets do we have to include this type of code CEikonEnv::Static()->RootWin().CaptureKey('#' , 0 , 0); ?
and
i used RunL() in my appview
void CDemoUI1AppUi::RunL()
{
TWsEvent e;
iWsSession.GetEvent(e);

TInt wgId = iWsSession.GetFocusWindowGroup();
iWsSession.SendEventToWindowGroup(wgId, e);

}

but its not responding.

i tried adding

TInt wgId = iWsSession.GetFocusWindowGroup();
iWsSession.SendEventToWindowGroup(wgId, e);

to my HandleWsEventL() method to get the focus to current application . but it is invain and emulator is closing automatically if i run this.

could you please suggest me where i can i keep this code in myapp to get focus to current application