specialkey(
KEYNAME
)

The specialkey( function returns the unicode value for special keys on the keyboard.


Parameters

This function has one parameter:

keyname – name of desired special key.


Description

This function returns the unicode value for the specified special key on the keyboard. This can be useful for specifying a command-key equivalent for these keys in the menuitem( function.

menuitem("Down Periscope","KEY","SHIFT-"+specialkey("downarrow"))

The available keys are:

uparrow
downarrow
leftarrow
rightarrow
f1
f2
f3
f4
f5
f6
f7
f8
f9
f10
f11
f12
home
pageup
pagedown

Note: The Apple definitions for these values are in NSEvent.h.


See Also


History

VersionStatusNotes
10.0NewCarried over from Panorama 6.0