TITLE
    HyperCard: Menu with Shift or Command Key (7/92)
Article ID:
Created:
Modified: 		14179
12/8/93
12/8/93
TOPIC


    Although HyperCard does not directly support invoking menu commands that
    involve keyboard modifiers (Shift and Command, for example) there are ways
    to circumvent this limitation via HyperTalk. This article provides some
    sample handlers.

DISCUSSION


    This handler does the same thing as choosing Paste from the Edit menu:
    on mouseUp
    type "v" with commandKey
    end mouseup

    This handler does the same thing as choosing Cut from the Edit menu:
    on mouseUp
    type "x" with commandKey
    end mouseup

    This handler does the same thing as choosing Copy from the Edit menu:
    on mouseUp
    type "c" with commandKey
    end mouseup


    To invoke menu commands which involve keyboard modifiers, you would write a
    script like this one, which does Shift-Command-Paste:
    on mouseUp
    type "v" with commandKey,shiftKey
    end mouseup


    This article is adapted from the Claris Tech Info database.

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Category: HyperCard
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