CTRL-click (or command, or ALT or...)

Hello,
I'm trying to build a custom Photoshop CS4 panel with Flex.
I've successfully followed the Adobe Photoshop Panel Developer's
Guide. My needs are very basic: I have buttons that should call
Javascript code in external jsx files, and that's ok.
I wasn't able to implement a Command-click (or Shift-click,
or ALT-click, it doesn't really matter) that works. Let's put
(that's the code attached) I have two buttons that I'd like to
merge in one. First button calls the action A, second calls the
action B. I'd like to have a single button that calls A with a
click, B with a keyboard modifier-click. (I know there's a timer
workaround if I'd like to implement a single click / double click
instead). Currently it works A all the time.
In the commented part of my code there's my unlucky try.
Strangely, if I write != instead of == in the if statement, it's
option B thats the only working so it seems that the button is
really unable to "feel" the modifier pressed when I click.
Any help or suggestion is really appreciated.
Kind Regards,
D. Barranca

I'm encountering the same phenomenon, only my dashboard takes over after a random click in Safari. I'm using a Logitech wireless mouse, and the latest version of Leopard and Safari. I have had this problem off and on for several months -- probably since I upgraded to Leopard. The only way I've found to seize control back is to hit Control-F2 on the keyboard, use the down arrow key to maneuver to Restart, then restart the Mac.

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This is just a rant, nothing much to be done about it, I suppose.
I've always favored Mac UI principles over Windows, since they were articulated better.
Unfortunately, LabVIEW, even on OS X, has adopted Windows principles, even where they clearly don't make sense.
CASE 1: Windows Shift- click REMOVES things from selection. In Explorer (Finder), create a list of 5 folders: A, B, C, D, E.
Click on A: selection is [ A ]
Ctrl-click (command-click) on E: selection is [ A E ]
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 OS X: selection is [ A C D E ]
 Windows: selection is [ C D E ] {why remove the "A" ? Do you really think that's the intent?}
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 LV OS X: selection is [ A B C ] removes E for some reason.
 LV Win , same as explorer. selection = [ C D E] (removes the A for some reason).
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 OS X: selection is [A B C]
 Windows: selection is [ C D E ] ???
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< rant = OFF >
Steve Bird
Culverson Software - Elegant software that is a pleasure to use.
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Adrian Clarke1 wrote:
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Message was edited by: Rachel R

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http://www.implicted.com/ErrorOptions.jpg
When I Secure Empty the trash, this displays:
http://www.implicted.com/ErrorDelete.jpg
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http://www.implicted.com/ErrorIV9.jpg
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I have searched and searched for an answer for this, but no luck so far.
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== This happened ==
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