/// <summary>
/// Returns a <see cref="System.String"/> that represents this Gdk key.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="key">The key.</param>
/// <returns>
/// A <see cref="System.String"/> that represents this instance.
/// </returns>
/// <remarks>
/// This is taken from MonoDevelop's code.
/// </remarks>
public static string ToString(Key key)
{
// Pull out the unicode value for the key. If we have one, we use
// that instead.
var c = (char)Keyval.ToUnicode((uint)key);
if (c != 0)
{
return(c == ' '
? "Space"
: Char.ToUpper(c).ToString());
}
// Some keys do not convert directly because there are multiple
// values for the enumeration. This is used to normalize the values.
switch (key)
{
case Key.Next:
return("Page_Down");
case Key.L1:
return("F11");
case Key.L2:
return("F12");
}
// Return the string representation of the key.
return(key.ToString());
}
/// <summary>
/// Breaks apart an event key into the individual and normalized key and
/// any modifiers.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="evt">The evt.</param>
/// <param name="key">The key.</param>
/// <param name="modifiers">The mod.</param>
public static void DecomposeKeys(
EventKey evt,
out Key key,
out ModifierType modifiers)
{
// Use the keymap to decompose various elements of the hardware keys.
uint keyval;
int effectiveGroup,
level;
ModifierType consumedModifiers;
keymap.TranslateKeyboardState(
evt.HardwareKeycode,
evt.State,
evt.Group,
out keyval,
out effectiveGroup,
out level,
out consumedModifiers);
// Break out the identified keys and modifiers.
key = (Key)keyval;
modifiers = evt.State & ~consumedModifiers;
// Normalize some of the keys that don't make sense.
if (key == Key.ISO_Left_Tab)
{
key = Key.Tab;
modifiers |= ModifierType.ShiftMask;
}
// Check to see if we are a character and pull out the shift key if
// it is a capital letter. This is used to normalize so all the
// keys are uppercase with a shift modifier.
bool shiftWasConsumed = ((evt.State ^ modifiers) & ModifierType.ShiftMask)
!= 0;
var unicode = (char)Keyval.ToUnicode((uint)key);
if (shiftWasConsumed && Char.IsUpper(unicode))
{
modifiers |= ModifierType.ShiftMask;
}
if (Char.IsLetter(unicode) &&
Char.IsLower(unicode))
{
key = (Key)Char.ToUpper(unicode);
}
}