Re: [Fed-Talk] Request help finding keycodes
Re: [Fed-Talk] Request help finding keycodes
- Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] Request help finding keycodes
- From: "Polich, George Mr CIV USA OSA" <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:33:02 +0000
- Thread-topic: [Fed-Talk] Request help finding keycodes
Thanks, that does work with this keyboard I have in front of me; I'll try it
on my problematic one (different workstation) later. [The customization is
to use the numeric pad as command keys for the application.]
This was the very thing I was looking for.
~~
gP
On 1/25/10 12:07 PM, "Carl Ketterling" <email@hidden> wrote:
> 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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