How get key down on launch?

FROM : Ken Drycksback
DATE : Thu Nov 08 23:40:53 2007

How can I test for a key down at launch time with Cocoa? The old event 
manager has functions like GetKeys() etc that lets you check if a key 
is down at any given time. I need something that can do this so I can 
check for a key down when my app launch. What I want to do is show a 
prefs dialog if a key is held down during launch before any other 
windows and stuff are set up.

I have not found anything that can do it. Is there a way to do this?

Thanks,
Ken