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Question Is there a way to detect KeyDownEvent during a drag?

Discussion in 'UI Toolkit' started by tonycoculuzzi, Dec 18, 2021.

  1. tonycoculuzzi

    tonycoculuzzi

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    It seems like keyboard events are ignored during drag events. Is there a way to get KeyDownEvent and KeyUpEvent while handling the dragging of an element?
     
    tonycoculuzzi, Dec 18, 2021
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  2. sebastiend-unity

    sebastiend-unity

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    I think you are right. Let me check that with the team. You can however know from the event itself check if a modifier key is pressed (shift, cmd, alt, etc.); also good to know that a DragUpdatedEvent is sent anytime a key is pressed during the drag.
     
    sebastiend-unity, Dec 20, 2021
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  3. tonycoculuzzi

    tonycoculuzzi

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    In my case, I'm not looking for a modifier key. Instead, I'm trying to detect if a normal key has been pressed while dragging something (like Delete to remove the dragged selection, R to rotate it, etc)
     
    tonycoculuzzi, Jan 5, 2022
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