Hi Mike W,

Thanks for you reply.
I tried you coding, but i don't get the result i want.
The problem is that when actionkeys are used, no keytype event are
generated. Only keyPressed and keyReleased events.

This is what happens when i press Ctl + Alt + k (output from
KeyEventDemo.java)

KEY PRESSED:
    key character = '?'
    key code = 18 (Alt)
    modifiers = 8 (Alt)
KEY PRESSED:
    key character = '?'
    key code = 17 (Ctrl)
    modifiers = 10 (Ctrl+Alt)
KEY PRESSED:
    key character = (an unprintable control character)
    key code = 75 (K)
    modifiers = 10 (Ctrl+Alt)

So it tried this:

  public void processKeyEvent (KeyEvent e)
  {
    if ( (e.getID () == KeyEvent.KEY_TYPED) &&
        Character.isLowerCase (e.getKeyChar ()))
    {
      System.out.println ("keycode=" + e.getKeyCode() );

    // test purpose: change lowercase to uppercase
      e.setKeyChar (Character.toUpperCase (e.getKeyChar ()));
    }
    else
    {
      if ( (e.getID () == KeyEvent.KEY_PRESSED))   
      {
        if (e.isAltDown() && e.isControlDown() && e.isShiftDown())
        {
          char kar=65;
          e.setKeyChar (kar);  //does not work
        }

        if (e.isShiftDown())
        {
          char kar=67;            // does not work either

          KeyEvent nke = new KeyEvent(
              e.getComponent() ,
              e.getID(),
              e.getWhen(),
              e.getModifiers()
              ,67
              ,kar
              ,e.getKeyLocation());

          // consume old event
          e.consume ();
          super.processKeyEvent(nke);
        }
      }
      else
      {
        super.processKeyEvent (e);
      }
    }
  }

I consumed the old keyEvent and tried to generate a new one.
But that one failes and i don't know why?

Bye,

Anand M

source of KeyEventDemo.java
===========================

import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.*;

public class KeyEventDemo
    extends JFrame
    implements KeyListener, ActionListener
{
  static final String newline = "\n";
  FlowLayout flowLayout1 = new FlowLayout();
  JPanel jPanel1 = new JPanel();
  BorderLayout borderLayout1 = new BorderLayout();
  JButton button = new JButton("Clear");
  JTextArea displayArea = new JTextArea();
  JTextField typingArea = new JTextField();

  //********************************************************************
  public KeyEventDemo ()
  //********************************************************************
  {
    try
    {
      jbInit();
    }
    catch(Exception e)
    {
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }

  /** Handle the key typed event from the text field. */
  //********************************************************************
  public void keyTyped (KeyEvent e)
  //********************************************************************
  {
    displayInfo (e, "KEY TYPED: ");
  }

  /** Handle the key pressed event from the text field. */
  //********************************************************************
  public void keyPressed (KeyEvent e)
  //********************************************************************
  {
    displayInfo (e, "KEY PRESSED: ");
  }

  /** Handle the key released event from the text field. */
  //********************************************************************
  public void keyReleased (KeyEvent e)
  //********************************************************************
  {
        displayInfo(e, "KEY RELEASED: ");
  }

  /** Handle the button click. */
  //********************************************************************
  public void actionPerformed (ActionEvent e)
  //********************************************************************
  {
    //Clear the text components.
    displayArea.setText ("");
    typingArea.setText ("");

    //Return the focus to the typing area.
    typingArea.requestFocus ();
    jPanel1.repaint();
  }

  /*
   * We have to jump through some hoops to avoid
   * trying to print non-printing characters
   * such as Shift.  (Not only do they not print,
   * but if you put them in a String, the characters
   * afterward won't show up in the text area.)
   */
  //********************************************************************
  protected void displayInfo (KeyEvent e, String s)
  //********************************************************************
  {
    String charString, keyCodeString, modString, tmpString;

    char c = e.getKeyChar ();
    int keyCode = e.getKeyCode ();
    int modifiers = e.getModifiers ();

    if (Character.isISOControl (c))
    {
      charString = "key character = "
                   + "(an unprintable control character)";
    }
    else
    {
      charString = "key character = '"
                   + c + "'";
    }

    keyCodeString = "key code = " + keyCode
                    + " ("
                    + KeyEvent.getKeyText (keyCode)
                    + ")";

    modString = "modifiers = " + modifiers;
    tmpString = KeyEvent.getKeyModifiersText (modifiers);
    if (tmpString.length () > 0)
    {
      modString += " (" + tmpString + ")";
    }
    else
    {
      modString += " (no modifiers)";
    }

    displayArea.append (s + newline
                        + "    " + charString + newline
                        + "    " + keyCodeString + newline
                        + "    " + modString + newline);

  }

  //********************************************************************
  public static void main (String[] args)
  //********************************************************************
  {
    testFrame testFrame = new testFrame ();
  }
  //********************************************************************
  private void jbInit() throws Exception
  //********************************************************************
  {
    this.setSize(800,600);

    this.getContentPane().setLayout(flowLayout1);
    jPanel1.setLayout(borderLayout1);
    displayArea.setOpaque(true);
    displayArea.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(500, 400));
    displayArea.setText("");
    displayArea.setEditable(false);
    typingArea.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(500, 21));

    typingArea.setText("");
    typingArea.addKeyListener(this);

    this.getContentPane().add(jPanel1, null);
    jPanel1.add(button, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
    jPanel1.add(displayArea, BorderLayout.CENTER);
    jPanel1.add(typingArea, BorderLayout.NORTH);
    this.setVisible(true);

    JPanel contentPane = new JPanel();
    setContentPane(jPanel1);
  }
}