(the key) not being updated when command is down under OSX

[WrongPillNeo webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

Hi All,

I have a very weired problem occurring under OSX.

I basically have a keyupscript which look like this

on gsKeyReleasedByUser

-- Called when KeyUp

if ((the key = "z") or (the key = "Z")) and (the commandDown = TRUE) then
-- put "undo"

else if ((the key = "x") or (the key = "X")) and (the commandDown = TRUE) then
-- put "cut"
else if ((the key = "c") or (the key = "C")) and (the commandDown = TRUE) then
-- put "copy"
else if ((the key = "v") or (the key = "V")) and (the commandDown = TRUE) then
-- put "paste"
else
nothing
pass
end if


end

The weird problem i have is when I press just "X" (without command) then I press Command+ "V" the lingo for Command + "X" gets executed hence "cut" gets executed instead of "paste"


This happens only at times......I investigated when this occurred.

I have a Edit menu in my application which has these cut, paste, undo and xopy commands. ... These commands are displayed along with their keyboard shortcuts. When i disable the menu items, it works fine...when the menu item is enabled, the above problem is observed.

Please let me know if there is a bug in OSX or director MX?

Thanks

Pavan

[Rob Dillon]

Hi Pavan,

First, this won't work in the Authoring mode, you have to test it in a
projector or SW.

Second, it may be the way that you've written the code.

Try this instead:

add a text or field member to hold the result.

on gsKeyReleasedByUser
if the commandDown then
case the keyCode of
7: member("your member name").text = "cut" -- the x key
8: member("your member name").text = "copy" -- the c key
9: member("your member name").text = "paste" -- the v key
end case
end if
end

Keycodes will let you capture either the upper or lower case key press.
you also want to test for the key down event, not the key up event.

--
Rob
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[WrongPillNeo webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

Hi Rob,

I did a bit more playing around. There is definitely a conflict of somesort between the menu items "Cut" , "copy" and "Paste"

As soon as i remove the /X, /C and /V from the menu string so that there is not command key equivalent, the code starts to work like a charm.

If i remove the lingo from the keydownscript and i put the command key equivalent (/X , /V and /C) back into the menu item, it does not work i.e pressing command + c x or v do not execute the lingo from the menu.

Note that this is only the case on OSX.

Pavan

[Rob Dillon]

Do you have something else running in the background? I tested the code
that I sent on OS 10.3 and it worked fine here.

--
Rob
_______
Rob Dillon
Team Macromedia
[url]http://www.ddg-designs.com[/url]
412-243-9119

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