From f0f090315ae9ce1a909c510d4cb2755730be9c40 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ian Jauslin <ian@jauslin.org>
Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2021 13:22:34 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] replace keydown with textinput in painter

---
 painter.py | 18 +++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/painter.py b/painter.py
index 95e4b06..454d26b 100644
--- a/painter.py
+++ b/painter.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class Painter(Widget):
 
         # init keyboard
         self.keyboard = Window.request_keyboard(None,self,"text")
-        self.keyboard.bind(on_key_down=self.on_key_down,on_key_up=self.on_key_up)
+        self.keyboard.bind(on_key_down=self.on_key_down,on_key_up=self.on_key_up,on_textinput=self.on_textinput)
 
     
     def reset(self):
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class Painter(Widget):
 
     # respond to keyboard
     def on_key_down(self, keyboard, keycode, text, modifiers):
-        # check that command_prompt is not focused
+        # check the command_prompt is not focused
         if not self.app.command_prompt.insert:
             if keycode[1]=="shift":
                 if not 's' in self.modifiers:
@@ -93,8 +93,12 @@ class Painter(Widget):
                 self.selected=[]
                 self.draw()
 
+    # respond to keyboard (text input is modifier-sensitive, i.e. one can use shift)
+    def on_textinput(self, window, text):
+        # check the command_prompt is not focused
+        if not self.app.command_prompt.insert:
             # select all
-            elif keycode[1]=="a":
+            if text=="a":
                 for particle in self.particles:
                     particle.selected=True
                 self.selected=self.particles.copy()
@@ -102,7 +106,7 @@ class Painter(Widget):
                 self.draw()
 
             # toggle grid
-            elif keycode[1]=="g":
+            elif text=="g":
                 for particle in self.selected:
                     if particle.grid==0:
                         particle.grid=1
@@ -111,13 +115,13 @@ class Painter(Widget):
                 self.draw()
 
             # zoom
-            elif keycode[1]=="+":
+            elif text=="+":
                 # increment by 10%
                 self.set_zoom(Square_element.size/50*1.1)
-            elif keycode[1]=="-":
+            elif text=="-":
                 # decrease by 10%
                 self.set_zoom(Square_element.size/50*0.9)
-            elif keycode[1]=="=":
+            elif text=="=":
                 # reset
                 self.set_zoom(1)