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[Dick Hollenbeck <dick@...>]

> > The hot key implementation is defined in WinEDA_DrawPanel: :OnKeyEvent( )
> > so the DrawPanel would need the focus not the main frame window in order
> > to restore normal hot key functionality. wxWidgets events get passed up
> > the stack from child to parent unless Skip() is called in the event
> > handler. It's crucial to remember this relationship to get the keyboard
> > input directed to the correct window. Otherwise, the user will be
> > forced to click on the window to move the focus which typically is not
> > obvious to the user. It may make sense to force the focus to the draw
> > panel any time the main window receives the focus to prevent this 
> > behavior.
> >
> > Wayne
> A good way to solve this could be in the main window to have a Get 
> Focus Event handler that give the focus to its WinEDA_DrawPanel.
> With this handler, the current layer_widget code should work.
--
> Jean-Pierre CHARRAS


Thanks to both of you!

I am very hopeful and optimistic that this is a path likely to succeed.

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A related solution comes to mind from your ideas, maybe a few less lines 
is below. Do you think this would work: ?

pass in an *additional* argument to the LAYER_WIDGET constructor, 
declared as 

wxWindow* passFocusToThis


then call passFocusToThis->SetFocus() in passOnFocus()

When instantiating, use WinEDA_DrawPanel as passFocusToThis.

Dick