Register a modifier key?

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#1

Hey all;

Is it possible to launch a script, hold own a modifier and have the script run an if statement based on whether that modifier key is held down or not?

I would guess it’s somewhere in system events, but I don’t know how I’d set it up.

Thanks!

dt

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#2

Not with a regular AppleScript (maybe with AppleScript Studio).

#3

Does this help?

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Peter B.


tell application "System Events"
	key down shift
	set shift_down to true
end tell

if shift_down is true then
	tell me to activate
	display dialog "Shift Down" buttons {"OK"} default button 1
end if

delay 5

tell application "System Events"
	key up shift
end tell

tell me to activate
display dialog "Shift Up" buttons {"OK"} default button 1