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// basic setup code, I'll fly past this. If you're not familiar, check out this tutorial:
// http://www.dreamincode.net/forums/showtopic66948.htm
 
#include <wx/wx.h>
 
class app : public wxApp {
    public:
        virtual bool OnInit();
    private:
        wxTextCtrl* txt;
        wxCheckBox* chk;
 
        void key_shortcut(wxKeyEvent&);
        DECLARE_EVENT_TABLE()
};
 
// if you're not familiar with events, check out this tutorial:
// http://www.dreamincode.net/forums/showtopic67058.htm
 
BEGIN_EVENT_TABLE(app, wxApp)
    EVT_KEY_DOWN(app::key_shortcut)
END_EVENT_TABLE()
 
bool app::OnInit() {
    wxFrame* win = new wxFrame(NULL, wxID_ANY, wxT("Keyboard Shortcuts, No Menu!"), wxDefaultPosition, wxSize(250, 125));
    win->Show(true);
 
    this->txt = new wxTextCtrl(win, wxID_ANY, wxT("Press Ctrl+G to append text to me"), wxPoint(0,0), wxSize(250, 50), wxTE_MULTILINE);
    this->chk = new wxCheckBox(win, wxID_ANY, wxT("Press Ctrl+Left to toggle me."), wxPoint(0, 55), wxDefaultSize);
 
    return true;
}
 
// this is the method I'll be focusing on. The key_shortcut event which we create
// to do fancy stuff without adding billions of menu items
 
void app::key_shortcut(wxKeyEvent& e) {
    // of course, it doesn't have to be the control key. You can use others:
    // http://docs.wxwidgets.org/stable/wx_wxkeyevent.html
    if(e.GetModifiers() == wxMOD_CONTROL) {
        switch(e.GetKeyCode()) {
            case 'G': // can return the upper ASCII value of a key
                // do whatever you like for a Ctrl+G event here!
                this->txt->AppendText(wxT(" gabehabe ftw!"));
                break;
            case WXK_LEFT: // we also have special keycodes for non-ascii values.
                // get a full list of special keycodes here:
                // http://docs.wxwidgets.org/stable/wx_keycodes.html
                this->chk->SetValue(!this->chk->GetValue());
                break;
            default: // do nothing
                break;
        }
    }
}
 
IMPLEMENT_APP(app)