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How to change JTextComponent copy paste shortcut

Asked by: dosuka

Hi,

JTextComponent by default provides cut, copy, paste text functionality through shortcut CTRL+X, CTRL+C, and CTRL+V respectively.

How to override that shortcuts, to change it with other shortcuts?

Thanks

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Answers

 

by: CEHJPosted on 2009-10-30 at 00:15:53ID: 25700657

The only way to do that afaik, would be to implement copy and paste yourself, binding the actions to the keystrokes you want

 

by: CEHJPosted on 2009-10-30 at 00:18:10ID: 25700664

... or do you mean when the user does Ctrl-X, something different should happen?

 

by: dosukaPosted on 2009-10-30 at 00:27:38ID: 25700711

For example, in Mac, I want to replace the paste shortcut with Command+I, not Ctrl+V

 

by: CEHJPosted on 2009-10-30 at 00:32:50ID: 25700732

But in the Mac, it should use the normal paste shortcut by default...

 

by: objectsPosted on 2009-10-30 at 00:46:18ID: 25700780

you can do that by modifying the InputMap for the component

http://helpdesk.objects.com.au/java/how-to-specify-a-hot-key-for-a-swing-application

you would need to change which key was associated with keys using something like:

inputmap.put(newKeystroke, inputmap.get(oldKeystroke));

 

by: CEHJPosted on 2009-10-30 at 01:24:19ID: 25700922

>>But in the Mac, it should use the normal paste shortcut by default...

Let me know if that's NOT the case and we can take it further

 

by: dosukaPosted on 2009-10-30 at 02:06:08ID: 25701134

In Mac, I found the shortcut is Command+V, not Command+I

 

by: objectsPosted on 2009-10-30 at 02:07:29ID: 25701149

> In Mac, I found the shortcut is Command+V, not Command+I

that is correct, thats what it should be
you need to change it as I mentioned above if you want it to be different.

 

by: CEHJPosted on 2009-10-30 at 02:23:58ID: 25701237

>>In Mac, I found the shortcut is Command+V, not Command+I

Yes, the normal paste action, as i mentioned. It's really not a good idea to change this, as it violates the 'principle of least astonishment'. Personally if i picked up a piece of software that did this, i'd drop it quickly in favour of something else.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_of_least_astonishment

 

by: sciuriwarePosted on 2009-10-30 at 02:31:48ID: 25701294

And moreover:

we programmers of different cultures, levels and styles are responsible
for unification, so that those who come after us won't live in a mess of non-standards.

Or do you want to go back to the 60's with zillions of computer architectures
and language variants?

If I remember well, Ctrl/C/V/X was invented by the Windows team of XEROX when
they developed X-Windows in the 70's.

Don't undo their magnificent work!

;JOOP!

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