theEvent charactersIgnoringModifiers - Get characters without modifiers

Question

Im trying to implement a keyboard class in my game that has two modes. The game mode takes input that uses lowercase, unmodified keys (unmodified meaning if I type a '0' with the shift it still returns '0' instead of ')'). I have tracked it down as far as using the charactersIgnoringModifiers method of the NSEvent class but this method excludes all the modifier keys except for the shift key.

Answer 1

You can use -[NSEvent keyCode] and then translate the key code to a character without using any modifiers. Doing the latter is easier said than done. Here's a long mailing list thread on the techniques and gotchas.