6230i select button

[martin-in-bath]

Could anyone tell me the key code for the select button in the middle of the toggle key on the 6230i please? Many thanks, Martin.

[aminuddin09]

it is [-5]

- Amin

[martin-in-bath]

Thanks Amin, I've tried that and it didn't work. Any other suggestions would be welcome. Martin.

[shmoove]

If you have a phone available (which I guess you do since you say you tried it), why can't you just make a small app that displays the key codes on screen:

class KeyCodeCanvas extends Canvas {
  
  int code;

  public void paint(Graphics g) {
    g.setColor(0);
    g.fillRect(0,0,getWidth(),getHeight());
    g.setColor(0xffffff);
    g.drawString("code=" + i,0,0,Graphics.TOP|Graphics.LEFT);
  }

  protected void keyPressed(int keycode) {
    code = keycode;
  }
}

Although I'm pretty sure it's -5.

One thing to check for: if you are subclassing GameCanvas make sure you didn't pass true to the constructor of the superclass because that will suppress events for keys that map to game actions.

shmoove

[martin-in-bath]

Tried that too, got all the key codes for every key from 0 to 9 including the * # and answer phone button, but the select button didn't output anything.

I assume that when the select button is pressed the keyPressed method is not called therefore the key code is not given.

Agreed that -5 is normally the key code for the fire button, but on the 6230i it doesn't work. Good point about the canvases but I've covered that off too.

[shmoove]

Are you sure you didn't pass true to the suppressKeyEvents parameter of the GameCanvas contructor. That's the only reason I can think for the select button not to generate any keyPressed() calls.

class MyGameCanvas extends GameCanvas {
  public MyGameCanvas() {
    super(false); // <-- make sure you are not passing true.

AFAIK the only key that never generates any events in any case is the end key.

shmoove

[martin-in-bath]

I'm not using a game canvas, I'm just using a canvas. I do get key codes though from all the other keys.
Thanks for the info though. I'll keep digging...
Martin.

[njzk2]

try to put your canvas in fullscreen mode ...

[soku123]

Hi,
you can print out the keycode in the keypressed method.
Regards
soku

[kamalinfo2k2@yahoo.com]

Hi,

Are u tried the both the ways.


1.Directly checking the key code.
if(keCode==-5){
}

2.Getting the gameAction for the keyCode and processing it.
int action=getGameAction(keyCode);
if(action==Canvas.FIRE){
}


Try the both the ways....

- kamal

[martin-in-bath]

Thanks for these ideas, they are very good.

I'm using a MIDP1.0 canvas, I'll use a gameCanvas and let you know.

[Quey Joh]

Hey martin-in-bath, how did you go with this?

[abhayan]

Hi,

Martin-in-bath and Quey, did you find any solution to this issue?

This is something I found out,
1. If absolutely No Command is added, then the LSK, MSK and RSK will call keyPressed() correctly
2. If even a Single Command is added then the MSK will not call keyPressed()

Regards,
abhayan