Default keyboard events

ABL provides two keyboard events that you can use to write default triggers. The following table describes these events.

Table 1. Default keyboard events
Event Affected widgets Meaning
ANY-KEY Browse, browse cell, button, combo box, editor, fill-in, radio set, selection list, slider, toggle box Executes for any keyboard event for which the user has not defined a specific trigger.
ANY-PRINTABLE Browse, browse cell, button, combo box, editor, fill-in, radio set, selection list, slider, toggle box Executes for any keyboard event that normally produces a printable character.