arrowKey | |||||||
Type | message | ||||||
Dictionary | LCS | ||||||
Library | LiveCode Script | ||||||
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Associations | card, field | ||||||
Summary | Sent to the active control, or to the current card if no control is focused, when the user presses an arrow key. | ||||||
Introduced | 1.0 | ||||||
OS | mac, windows, linux | ||||||
Platforms | desktop, server | ||||||
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Related | Keyword: control Property: navigationArrows, textArrows, selected Message: functionKey, selectionChanged Command: send Glossary: property, current card, handler, focus, message path, pass, insertion point, message, HyperCard, active control, object Control Structure: pass | ||||||
Description | The parameter indicates which arrow key was pressed. Handle the arrowKey message if you want to do something special when the user presses an arrow key. If the arrowKey handler does not pass the message or send it to a further object in the message path, LiveCode does not perform the usual arrow key action (moving the insertion point, moving the selected object, or navigating to another card). Passing the message lets the arrow key action take place. If the focused control is part of a group, and the group's tabGroupBehavior property is set to true, no arrowKey message is sent when the user presses an arrow key.
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Tags | ui |