The @when user key function/feature....

[John Esak]

Did everyone catch this... I'm often asked about this very thing. In fact
many people have said things like, well the @wuk would be good but it only
works with 4 keys (F3/F4/f8/F9).  Well, this is so cool.  It can only be
done under Windows filePro, but so what, you just test with @os if it's
possible and if so, put up the prompts and the feature.

With PFSKHEX=ON all the keystrokes are available for example Alt-Ctrl-K or
SHIFT-F12, etc.  Any combination of the Ctrl,SHIFT and Alt key with any of
the keys on the keyboard *including* the F-keys.  That gives a huge spread
of functionality while you're sitting in any field on the screen. This is
just too cool.

John



 
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: filepro-list-bounces+john=valar.com at lists.celestial.com 
> [mailto:filepro-list-bounces+john=valar.com at lists.celestial.co
> m] On Behalf Of Kenneth Brody
> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 4:37 PM
> To: rkreiss at gccconsulting.net
> Cc: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
> Subject: Re: The @when user key function/feature....
> 
> On 10/27/2010 4:06 PM, Richard Kreiss wrote:
> > Interesting as I had not realized this would work.  Tested 
> it and it does.
> >
> > I still would like and @fkey(function key pressed, 
> @afkey(alt&  function key
> > &  @cfkey(ctrl&  function key) function that works like @key.
> >
> > This might make all 12 function key available or maybe just 
> 1-10 and then
> > alt 1-9 and ctrl 1-9 for a total of 28 available function 
> keys.  This would
> > make 54 possible single key options available especially 
> now with dokey for
> > doubling up some built in key functions.
> [...]
> 
> Well, for *nix systems, the limits on termcap makes it 
> impractical to add 48 
> keys to each entry.
> 
> However, for Windows, you can set PFSKHEX=ON, and @SK will be 
> a 4-digit hex 
> value for any "unknown" keystroke.
> 
> -- 
> Kenneth Brody
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