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controlKey
controlKey posInteger The
controlKey command has no built-in effect. HyperCard sends the controlKey command to the current card when a combination of the Control key and another key is pressed. You can handle the
controlKey message as follows:
on controlKey theKeyNumber
statements
end controlKey
HyperCard passes the following numbers for each control key combination:
Placeholders
posIntegerAn expression that evaluates to a positive integer.
For example:
3
67 mod 13
the number of bg fields
the number of backgrounds
the number of cards div 2
background, bkgnd, button, card, chunk, field, menu, and menuItem statements
Any return-separated list of built-in commands, user-defined handlers, or keywords that are part of a message or function handler.
put "Hello world" -- built-in command
get total(field 1) -- function call
global HelpInfo -- keyword
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Commands
controlKey
