cutKey

Typemessage
DictionaryLCS
LibraryLiveCode Script
Syntax
cutKey
Associationscard, field
Summary

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

Introduced1.0
OSmac, windows, linux
Platformsdesktop, server
Example
on cutKey
  if word 1 of the focusedObject is "card" then
    answer error "Cannot cut a card."
  else pass cutKey
end cutKey
RelatedMessage: pasteKey, backspaceKey, deleteKey, undoKey, copyKey
Command: delete, cut
Object: stack
Glossary: menu item, key combination, handler, Windows, development environment, message, Mac OS, Unix, keyboard equivalent
Description

Handle the cutKey message if you want to change the normal cut process, or prevent use of the Cut keyboard equivalent without changing the menu.

The LiveCode development environment traps the cutKey message. This means that the cutKey message is not received by a stack if it's running in the development environment, To test a cutKey handler, choose Development ? Suspend Development Tools from the menubar.

cutKey message is sent when the user presses Command-X (on Mac OS systems), Control-X (on Windows systems), Shift-Delete (on Unix systems), or the keyboard Cut key.

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

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