I have a button on a stack which, when pressed, opens an answer dialog
offering the user three options, "A", "B", or "C". I would like to speed
up the process by allowing the experienced user to bypass the dialog by
holding down the key for one of these letters on the keyboard while
pressing the button, which will result in going directly to the chosen
option.
Surely this is easily done, but I can't figure out how. I've experimented
with the keyDown message, but holding a key down for awhile sends multiple
copies of this message, analogous to getting repeated a's while holding the
"a" key down when typing. This will complicate matters.
I've noted that while a button does not normally accept the keyboard focus,
if its autoarm property is set to true, it will. Thus, a keyDown message
could be sent to the button. But my problem is that I haven't found the
secret of telling WHICH key is down. (There ought to be a function that
gives this information, but what is it?)
Assuming I can tell which key is down, will there be any problem
coordinating the processing of keyDown and mouseUp messages by the handlers
for this button?
This ought to be an easy exercise for anyone who knows MetaCard well.
Help, anyone?
John Kiltinen
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John Kiltinen ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Home Office
Professor, Dept. of Math. & CS Tel.(906) 228-8035 or (906) 227-1600
Northern Michigan University Fax (906) 228-4667 or (906) 2272010
Marquette, MI 49855 USA
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