copyKey

Typemessage
DictionaryLCS
LibraryLiveCode Script
Syntax
copyKey
Associationscard, field
Summary

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

Introduced1.0
OSmac, windows, linux
Platformsdesktop, server
Example
on copyKey
  if the selection is empty then beep -- nothing to copy
  pass copyKey
end copyKey
RelatedMessage: pasteKey, cutKey, undoKey
Command: copy
Object: stack
Glossary: menu item, key combination, Windows, development environment, message, Mac OS, Unix
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.

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