copyKey

Type

message

Summary

Sent when the user presses the key combination equivalent to the Copy menu item.

Syntax

copyKey

Description

Handle the copyKey message if you want to change the normal copying process, or prevent use of the Copy key combination without changing the menu.

The LiveCode development environment traps the copyKey message, unless "Suspend LiveCode UI" is turned on in the Development menu. This means that the copyKey message is not received by a stack if it's running in the development environment.

The copyKey message is sent when the user presses Command-C (on Mac OS systems), Control-C (on Windows systems), Control-Insert (on Unix systems), or the keyboard Copy key.

The message is sent to the active (focused) control, or to the current card if no control is focused.

Examples

on copyKey
  if the selection is empty then beep -- nothing to copy
  pass copyKey
end copyKey

Related

object: stack

command: copy

glossary: menu item, key combination, Windows, development environment, message, Mac OS, Unix

message: pasteKey, cutKey, undoKey

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 1.0

OS

mac

windows

linux

Platforms

desktop

server