acceleratorModifiers

Type

property

Summary

Specifies one or more modifier keys that must be pressed with the button shortcut key specified by the acceleratorKey property.

Syntax

set the acceleratorModifiers of <button> to {empty | <keys>}

Description

Use the acceleratorModifiers property, along with the acceleratorKey property, to specify a shortcut key combination for a button.

The following statements set up a shortcut for a button called "Calculate" :

    set the acceleratorKey of button \"Calculate\" to \"C\"
    set the acceleratorModifiers of button \"Calculate\" to alt,shift

When the user presses Alt-Shift-C (on Unix or Window systems) or Option-Shift-C (on Mac OS systems), the button's mouseUp handler is executed.

Cross-platform note

On Mac OS systems, the Control key and Command key are equivalent when used with this property. The option Key is likewise also equivalent to the Alt key.

Examples

set the acceleratorModifiers of button 1 to shift

set the accelMods of button "Speak" to control,alt

set the accelMods of button it to command,shift

Related

glossary: property, key combination, handler, Option key, execute, Command key, modifier key, Mac OS

keyword: button

property: acceleratorKey, acceleratorText

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 1.0

OS

mac

windows

linux

Platforms

desktop