--- In [email protected], "david.sotropa" <david.sotr...@...> wrote: > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "nickodemos2002" <nickodemos2002@> wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "david.sotropa" <david.sotropa@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi: I'm trying to create a command button that when pressed will select > > > the 4 characters to the right of the cursor (and then ultimately copy > > > them to the clipboard). When using a keyboard and doing it manually, > > > one would: > > > > > > 1) hold down the shift key > > > 2) press the right arrow four times while holding down the shift key > > > 3) let the shift key come up > > > 4) press Ctrl+C > > > > > > I tried this in PP. > > > > > > *Keys {shift}{right}{right}{right}{right}{shift}{ctrl}C > > > > > > However, it is simply moving the cursor 4 spaces to the right. The shift > > > key isn't "sticking". > > > > > > Any suggestions would be sincerely appreciated. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Dave > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > *Keys {fast}{sh}{ar 4} > > *Clip Copy > > > > And NP. I am slowly starting to get this. Huge learning curve but I am find > > PP well worth beating my head against the wall to learn. > > > > > I tried your recommendation and it does work when I use a keyboard shortcut - > but I find that when on a command bar, it is hit and miss. I think when the > command is clicked, the MS Word window might loose focus for a split second > and that is why there's a challenge. > > However, I am attempting to use it in a terminal emulator (PCOMM) session and > your solution does the same as mine - i.e. it simply moves the cursor 4 > characters to the right. I'm thinking that it might not be possible to do > what I'd like to do in a terminal emulator. > > Thanks for your assistance. > > Dave > I am still new to this but you might want to try the win.getfocus. Here is a link showing some information about it.
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