[Interest] Key_Return and Key_Enter QtWebEngine input field

[Johannes Pointner]

Hello Viktor,



2016-08-25 10:09 GMT+02:00 Viktor Engelmann <viktor.engelmann at qt.io>:

> Hello Hannes,
>
> have you tried triggering the submit button?
>
No, I haven't tried this yet.

> But consider that a website could override the events - and it is also
> generally not considered good style to control an object by simulating user
> input (it is very fragile and could also be disrupted by actual user
> inputs).
>
> I would rather incorporate the HTTP communication directly.
> For example navigate to
> "https://www.google.com/search?q=" <https://www.google.com/search?q=> +
> QUrl::toPercentEncoding(YOUR_SEARCH_TERM)
> or if the fields are transmitted via HTTP POST, see
> https://codereview.qt-project.org/#/c/167422/
>
I use this for a simple keyboard on my touchscreen so I thought generating
a QKeyEvent would be a nice way to accomplish this.

What surprised me, was the fact that also the QtVirtualKeyboard
enter/return key couldn't trigger the input field.

> Regards
>
> Viktor
>
>
>
> Am 25.08.2016 um 08:59 schrieb Johannes Pointner:
>
> Hello all,
>
> I'm trying to use a QKeyEvent to trigger the same action as if I hit
> the enter/return key on my keyboard on an input field in a webpage
> (like starting a search in google or login to something).
> But I can't get it to work. All other keys I tried like backspace or
> characters work.
> I also tried to accomplish this with the new QtVirtualKeyboard but
> there the enter/return key also didn't work.
>
> Isn't this possible for the QtWebEngine?
>
> I'm using Qt5.7 and Arch Linux (x86_64)
>
> Thx in advance,
> Hannes
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