I have an AIR app and I display a component based on a menu selection. If user
presses Esc key, the component is closed (removed from display list). This
works fine.

If user clicks a button in the component, a modal TitleWindow is displayed as
a PopUp. While the Popup is displayed and has focus, is user presses Esc the
component closes, not the Popup.

I have added a listener to the Popup for Esc key presses, but it doesn't seem
to get the event. How can I have the Popup close on Esc when it is displayed
and has focus?

Thanks in advance!
Greg

"Greg Lafrance" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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>I have an AIR app and I display a component based on a menu selection. If
>user
> presses Esc key, the component is closed (removed from display list). This
> works fine.
>
> If user clicks a button in the component, a modal TitleWindow is displayed
> as
> a PopUp. While the Popup is displayed and has focus, is user presses Esc
> the
> component closes, not the Popup.
>
> I have added a listener to the Popup for Esc key presses, but it doesn't
> seem
> to get the event. How can I have the Popup close on Esc when it is
> displayed
> and has focus?

I think you can always get key press events on the stage, so I think you
just have to check to see if the popup has focus and then close the popup.

HTH;

Amy

So I guess you are saying in the event handler for key presses, check what object has focus, and if it is the popup, close that, and not the component? I'll try that. Thanks Amy!

Your idea led to the answer Amy. Thanks so much.

private function keyDownListener(event:KeyboardEvent):void {
if (event.charCode == Keyboard.ESCAPE) {
if(focusManager.getFocus() != targetSelector.regexSyntaxHelpLink){
closeHandler(Event(event));
}else{
PopUpManager.removePopUp(targetSelector.regexHelpW indow);
event.stopImmediatePropagation();
}
}
}

"Greg Lafrance" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> Your idea led to the answer Amy. Thanks so much.
>
> private function keyDownListener(event:KeyboardEvent):void {
> if (event.charCode == Keyboard.ESCAPE) {
> if(focusManager.getFocus() !=
> targetSelector.regexSyntaxHelpLink){
> closeHandler(Event(event));
> }else{
> PopUpManager.removePopUp(targetSelector.regexHelpW indow);
> event.stopImmediatePropagation();
> }
> }
> }

You're welcome. I aspire to your chipperness ;-)

Ha... I have my moments! I'm not a perfectionist, but I'm seen the power of
attention to detail and being pro-active, and in a world of mediocrity, that
can lead to ruffled feathers.

:-) ;-) :-( :-)