>Thank you for the suggestions and sample code regarding modifier 
>keys.  Will be
>a big help now and for future reference.


I didn't add to the thread yet, because I wanted to test something 
first. Do you know that control-a will change the key from being "a"? 
Control is not a modifier key like alt/option/command, it's more like 
shift. Shift-"]" (on my keyboard) will make the key be "}". That's no 
surprise, and you wouldn't expect the key to report "]". Control 
generally zeros one bit from the ASCII of the character you are 
pressing. That will mean that control-i will be the same as pressing 
tab, and control-m would be like pressing return, etc.

What was the original need? Are you trying to allow people to do 
control-a as a way to Select All? Control-a is likely to invoke 
something in the browser. If you are doing this in a projector, there 
are a couple of ways to handle the issue. The easiest way is to 
install a menu, and have the menu trap those special keys, and then 
trigger a Lingo handler for you.

A different approach would be to check the keycode. It remains the 
same, regardless of what modifier keys are pressed. I still think 
that some control-character presses will trigger things in a browser 
(on a PC anyway), but at least you'll know what key the user is 
pressing.

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