Merge command/control down key functions

Key modifiers can mean lot for contextual clicks:

Want to know if the user has the shift key down: Shift down

How about caps lock: Caps lock down

But want to know if a control key is down?

http://doc.4d.com/4D-Language-Reference-12/User-Interface/Windows-Ctrl-down.301-155201.en.html returns true for windows and the command (Macintosh command down) key on mac

Is it just me or should anything with Windows in the command only return true for windows machines? I would like to either see a generic Is command or control down or split the functionality of os specific functions as to not cause confusion.

I feel the same way about Macintosh option down and Windows alt down.

Significant Revisions

  • May 6th, 2024 Converted to jekyll markdown format and copied to personal site
  • Nov 3rd, 2010 Originally published on txcowboycoder wordpress site1

Footnotes

  1. Initial md Generated using https://github.com/jsr6720/wordpress-html-scraper-to-md

    Original Wordpress categories: [‘Wish List’]

    Original Wordpress tags: “Wish List”, “4D”, “control key”, “key down” ↩