Re: [Fed-Talk] Request help finding keycodes
Re: [Fed-Talk] Request help finding keycodes
- Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] Request help finding keycodes
- From: "Carl Ketterling" <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:07:40 -0600
Try this:
http://applescripts.thompson-solutions.com/
applescript_reference_keystroke_key_code_keyboard_guide.php
<http://applescripts.thompson-solutions.com/
applescript_reference_keystroke_key_code_keyboard_guide.php>
Carl Ketterling
Thursby Software Systems, Inc.
In response to this text from Polich, George Mr CIV USA OSA
(email@hidden) sent on Monday, January 25, 2010 at 4:36 PM
(+0000):
>I am trying to customize a small application and need to determine the
>keycode being sent to the computer from an older apple extended keyboard
>with the numeric pad on the right.
>
>I need the actual keycode: a number sent from the key board's controller
>to the computer (usually then interpreted into ascii equivalents for data
>entry/display); apparently the numeric key pad is not sending the keycode
>that I think it might be.
>
>Apple's "keyboard viewer" is no help; it simply shows the ascii
>equivalent when the key is depressed, and not the keycode itself.
>
>I'm pretty sure that back in my very old Unix days I had a short command
>line app/script that I ran that would read and display the actual
>keycode. But, that is lost to antiquity and I can't remember how I
>implemented it.
>
>Does anyone know of a small app or command line script to read those
>codes? This is a one time (and personal productivity) application that I
>am trying to use -- so I'm not about to invest any money -- thus, I'm
>looking for an open source / freeware solution.
>~~
>George Polich
>Army Public Affairs
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