Keyboard.AsyncKeyDown not working with Enter or Return?

Targets macOS
1

I’m checking for a return or enter key in a textarea, but none of the lines of the code below registers a Return or Enter key.

If Keyboard.AsyncKeyDown(&h24) Then
  System.DebugLog ("Return")
  Return True
End If

If Keyboard.AsyncKeyDown(&h4C) Then
  System.DebugLog ("Enter")
  Return True
End If

If Keyboard.AsyncKeyDown(36) Then
  System.DebugLog ("Return Dec")
  Return True
End If

If Keyboard.AsyncKeyDown(76) Then
  System.DebugLog ("Enter Dec")
  Return True
End If
2

How/where are you using that code?
What version of Xojo?
What version of OS?

No problems here with this code in TextField - KeyDown event:

If Keyboard.AsyncKeyDown(&h24) Then
  System.DebugLog ("Return")
  Break
End If

If Keyboard.AsyncKeyDown(&h4C) Then
  System.DebugLog ("Enter")
  Break
End If

Xojo2023r4
macOS 13.6.7 (Intel)

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3

I’m using it in the keydown event of a DesktopTextArea, Xojo 2024 R1.1, macOS 14.5

link to sample project: Sample Test Project

4

No problems here with Xojo2024r1.1 and macOS 14.5, using your sample.
I see the debuglog messages.

5

Looks like restarting my Mac fixed this weird error.

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6

Was gonna ask if you had any other controls grabbing the focus, or any buttons set as ‘default’ which might catch the enter key…

7

You aren’t meant to use the Async functions in the KeyDown event, you should be checking the key as String parameter from the event.

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