Associating key events to a TextBox

Question

Hello All!
Can anybody tell me how to associate key events with a TextBox? Something like when a certain key is pressed and released, a certain combinations of characters is inserted e.g. =-)
I am trying to develop a simple application that allows users to type text with non-English characters, e.g. Russian and for that I have created a canvas and I am using key events i.e. KeyPressed and KeyReleased methods. Using a canvas is a bit insufficient because users cannot move the cursor freely through the text.
I have read on te web that I can create a CustomeItem and override the KeyPressed methods but I could not do it; I could not find any simlar code example.
Can anybody help me by providing me with a simple example or suggesting me an alternative way?
Many thanks in advance

Answer 1

{color:#008080}*Hello again!*
I managed to create a CustomItem that overrides KeyPressed method, but now I am having difficulties making my textBox reacts to my keyPressed method.
The early version of this CustomeItem overrides the KeyPressed method by assigning each key to a certain collection of chars. When a key is pressed, a string of these chars is drawn on the Canvas, which works fine. Now because I want to be able to edit the text, e.g. delete a certain char in the middle of the string, I want to use a TextBox or a TextField. The current problem is that my TextBox does not react to my key presses the way I want (I used setString() method); it reacts to the original key presses which print the original chars (from A through to Z and 1 through to 9).
Is it possible to set the contents of a TextBox or TextField depending on my key presses? Could you suggest me an alternative way?
Many thanks in advance!!{color}