Can't detect control-a

Question

Is there any way to detect when control-a or control-c is
pressed (that is, hold down control key, press A key). The
following code to detect a control-7 works fine:
function myOnKeyDown() {
// 55 is key code for 7
if (Key.isDown(Key.CONTROL) && Key.getCode() == 55)
Selection.setFocus(my_btn);
my_btn.onPress();
but if you change it to "== 65", it never fires. I've also
found if I collect and log all keystrokes with an onKeyDown
listener, the control keys (code 17) always register, but the
following letter never does.
Help! Thanks!
David
p.s. no, I don't think this is a Disable Keyboard Shortcuts
issue. The same problem occurs whether I'm in the flash environment
or in a browser.

Answer 1

David Fostor wrote:
> Is there any way to detect when control-a or control-c
is pressed (that is,
> hold down control key, press A key). The following code
to detect a control-7
> works fine:
>
> function myOnKeyDown() {
> // 55 is key code for 7
> if (Key.isDown(Key.CONTROL) && Key.getCode() ==
55) {
> Selection.setFocus(my_btn);
> my_btn.onPress();
> }
> }
>
> but if you change it to "== 65", it never fires. I've
also found if I collect
> and log all keystrokes with an onKeyDown listener, the
control keys (code 17)
> always register, but the following letter never does.
>
> Help! Thanks!
>
> David
>
>
> p.s. no, I don't think this is a Disable Keyboard
Shortcuts issue. The same
> problem occurs whether I'm in the flash environment or
in a browser.
>
The problem could be that you use THE MOST standard short
cuts which in every application
there is out there, are use for Select All and Copy. Perhaps
the program simply has priority
when comes to these key and you can't force it to overwrite
these preferences.
I had a client while back who needed software simulation and
all the function key to work,
like F1 etc... We did manage to fix that on one machine but
whoever else run that, F1 would
bring Help files, if not browser than windows so you could
get it to work on some machine but
not all. Perhaps new set of key combo you could consider.
Regards
Urami
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