I click on the box but this will not give me ANY keyboard events. Would be nice if someone could tel...

# compose

[Enahor Tapmas]

I click on the box but this will not give me ANY keyboard events. Would be nice if someone could tell me why this would be wrong

Box(modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize().paint(
    painter = BitmapPainter(loadImageBitmap(File(IMG_NAME_ARR[min(anim , 120)]).inputStream())),
).focusRequester(requester)
    .focusable()
    .onKeyEvent {
        if (it.key == Key.A) {
            anim = if (anim <=0) 120 else anim -1
        } else if (it.key == Key.D) {
            anim = if (anim >= 120) 0 else anim + 1
        }
        true

    }
)

[Stylianos Gakis]

Idk if it is what you are experiencing but the docs say:

Adding this modifier to the modifier parameter of a component will allow it to intercept hardware key events when it (or one of its children) is focused.

And no children are focused, and this item itself becomes focusable before the onKeyEvent is set.
The docs have it the other way around https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/compose/ui/Modifier#(androidx.compose.ui.Modifier).onKeyEvent(kotlin.Function1) the onKeyEvent is set, and then the item becomes focusable.
Can you flip them and see if anything changes?

[Enahor Tapmas]

var requester = remember { FocusRequester() }

Box(modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth().fillMaxHeight().paint(
    painter = BitmapPainter(loadImageBitmap(File(IMG_NAME_ARR[min(anim , 120)]).inputStream())),
)
    .onKeyEvent {
        if (it.key == Key.A) {
            anim = if (anim <=0) 120 else anim -1
        } else if (it.key == Key.D) {
            anim = if (anim >= 120) 0 else anim + 1
        }
        false

    }
    .focusRequester(requester)
    .focusable()

)
    Text("$anim", modifier = Modifier )

}

[Enahor Tapmas]

this does nothing and I even tried it with the onprivew thing 😞

[Stylianos Gakis]

Even if it's a completely separate composable? Can you copy paste the sample from the docs directly and try running that as well? Also try to make sure you're on latest stable dependencies etc

[Enahor Tapmas]

oh whoops i should mention ive given up on trying to do kb/mouse with this framework. Honestly I just needed this for a quick testing thing but this framework makes it too difficult.

Thanks for the help you have given though, appreciate it

[Stylianos Gakis]

No problem