Triggering keyDown while commandDown in OSX

Question

I use the keyDown event to trigger various conventional keyboard shortcuts such as ctrl-c to copy, ctrl-v to paste. The problem is that in OSX the command key blocks the keyDown event in Director so instead of the OSX convention of command-c I have to instead use control-c. I can test the key events in a frame script and verify the _key.commandDown flag but the normal keyDown event is never triggered while the command key is pressed. Is there some workaround or setting to get this to work as expected? Or perhaps a different event which will work the same as the keyDown?

Answer 1

Hmm.  I just created a new movie with nothing in it except for the following script, and it worked as expected.  I am using OSX version 10.7.5 and Director 11.5, what about you?  Also, are you familiar with the _movie.editShortCutsEnabled?  Are you sure that the script you are writing is necessary?
My test script:
on exitFrame me
  go to the frame
end
on keyDown
  if _key.commandDown then
    case _key.key of
      "c": alert "command-c"
      "x": alert "command-x"
    end case
  end if
end keydown