Detecting Key Presses

#include <gtk/gtk.h>
#include <gdk/gdkkeysyms.h>

Setup the callback

	//Get keypresses
	g_signal_connect (G_OBJECT(MainWindow), "key_press_event", G_CALLBACK (on_key_press), NULL);

Create A Function To Be Called

//******************************
//******************************
//********** KEYPRESS **********
//******************************
//******************************
gboolean on_key_press (GtkWidget *widget, GdkEventKey *event, gpointer user_data)
{
	
	if (event->state & GDK_SHIFT_MASK)
	{
		printf("SHIFT pressed\n");
	}
	else if (event->state & GDK_CONTROL_MASK)
	{
		printf("CTRL pressed\n");
	}
	
	
	switch (event->keyval)			//See the <gdk/gdkkeysyms.h> header file for a complete list of GDK key codes
	{
	case 'q':
		printf("key pressed: q\n");
		break;
	case 'Q':
		printf("key pressed: Q\n");
		break; 
	case GDK_KEY_Up:
		printf("key pressed: Up\n");
		break;
	case GDK_KEY_Down:
		printf("key pressed: Down\n");
		break;
	case GDK_KEY_Left:
		printf("key pressed: Left\n");
		break;
	case GDK_KEY_Right:
		printf("key pressed: Right\n");
		break;
	}

	return FALSE; 
}