check pressed key/combination

[Yuri_D]

Hi!

I'd like to add additional hidden options to button gadgets and made them available only when a specific key combination is pressed.
Could you please advise an easiest way to read pressed key/s when the button gadget is kicked?

Thank you in advance!

[TI-994A]

...an easiest way to read pressed key/s when the button gadget is kicked?

A Windows-only solution:

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Enumeration
  #MainWindow
  #Button
EndEnumeration

wFlags = #PB_Window_SystemMenu | #PB_Window_ScreenCentered
OpenWindow(#MainWindow, #PB_Any, #PB_Any, 300, 200, "Masked-Click (Windows Only)", wFlags)
ButtonGadget(#Button, 100, 80, 100, 30, "Button")

Repeat
  Select WaitWindowEvent()
    Case #PB_Event_CloseWindow
      appQuit = 1
    Case #PB_Event_Gadget
      Select EventGadget()
        Case #Button
          If GetAsyncKeyState_(#VK_SHIFT)
            Debug "Button clicked with shift"
          ElseIf GetAsyncKeyState_(#VK_CONTROL)
            Debug "Button clicked with control"
          Else
            Debug "Button clicked"
          EndIf
      EndSelect
  EndSelect
Until appQuit

Hope it helps.

[Yuri_D]

Thank you, GetAsyncKeyState_ command is what I was looking for!

[doctorized]

Thank you, GetAsyncKeyState_ command is what I was looking for!

Once upon a time, I used GetAsyncKeyState in an app of mine and some antivirus solutions reported that my app is a variant of a keylogger because of the use of this API. So, I replaced it with a hotkey and since then I have no problem. Tell me if you want the code.