Re: Detect modifier keys on launch

FROM : Tom Harrington
DATE : Wed Jul 05 23:14:59 2006

On 7/5/06, Doug Knowles <knowles.<email_removed>> wrote:
> My app (by default) automatically re-opens files that were open the
> last time it quit.  I'd like to add the capability to temporarily
> suppress this behavior by holding down the shift key during launch.
> I've tried looking at the most recent event object, but since the app
> just launched, there is no such event.
>
> I have read that I should try using the Carbon APIs, but I'm getting
> lost in the need to provide a GrafPtr (boy, does that take me back),
> and it seems like it should be easier than that, or that there should
> be a sample code snippet around, since I doubt that this is an
> uncommon need.
>
> Any better advice or references available than "search the archives"?


GetCurrentKeyModifiers().  One call does it all.  I don't know how
this might be done in Cocoa.

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Tom Harrington
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