Trapping the Option or Command keys

[Richmond Mathewson]

Bill Ziegler wrote:
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>
> I'm re-writing a hypercard stack in which buttons performed different 
> functions if the OptionKey or CommandKey were down. I need the title 
> and icon to change on all the buttons when either modifier key is 
> down. Looking back in the archives it seems like it was a problem only 
> on Macs. Is there a command now that will let me do this? The 
> simplified interface I'm trying to re-create will allow a button that 
> is bordering a text field to either read the contents of bordering 
> text field with text-to-speech, record the student's voice or play 
> back the recorded voice.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill Ziegler
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1.  Download my "KeyDowner" stack:

http://mathewson.110mb.com/FILEZ/KEYDOWNER.rev.zip

play around with it on Mac and Win.

2.  The only 'problem' as far as I recall is that on a Mac the COMMAND key
     (with a stylised apple on it) does the work of the CONTROL key in 
Windows.

    So DON'T have settings for both COMMAND and CONTROL keys.