Keyboard functions and methods 8 – Apple Newton Programmer’s Newton 2.0 (for Newton 2.0) User Manual

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C H A P T E R 8

Text and Ink Input and Display

Summary of Text

8-49

Keyboard Functions and Methods

8

This section summarizes the functions and methods that you can use to work with
keyboards in your applications.

General Keyboard Functions and Methods

8

GetCaretBox()

view

:KeyboardInput()

KeyIn(

keyCode

,

down

)

PostKeyString(

view

,

keyString

)

SetKeyView(

view, offset

)

Keyboard Registry Functions and Methods

8

KeyboardConnected()

OpenKeyPadFor

(view)

RegGlobalKeyboard(

kbdSymbol, kbdTemplate

)

view

:RegisterOpenKeyboard(

flags

)

UnRegGlobalKeyboard(

kbdSymbol

)

view

:UnregisterOpenKeyboard()

Caret Insertion Writing Mode Functions and Methods

8

GetRemoteWriting()

SetRemoteWriting

(newSetting)

Insertion Caret Functions and Methods

8

GetCaretInfo()

GetKeyView()

view:

PositionCaret

(x, y, playSound)

SetCaretInfo(

view, info

)

Application-Defined Methods for Keyboards

8

ViewCaretChangedScript

(view, offset, length)

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