(multiple) Active modifier keys

[Inky Phil]

I have a script that uses

if get(activemodifierkeys) = 1

perform script

endif

to check if the shift key has been used.

I have just noticed that if the caps lock key is in use this 'if' test fails even if one does press the shift key. Does anyone know of a change that I can make to the script that would work wether or not the caps lock key is in operation?

TIA

Phil

[John Mark Osborne]

Just test for the total of the combined keys. Since the Shift = 1 and the Caps Lock key = 2, you can use the following formula in your If script step.

Get(ActiveModifierKeys) = 1 or Get(ActiveModifierKeys) = 3

[comment]

The Get(ActiveModifierKeys) function returns essentially a 4-bit binary number (5-bit on a Mac). Each bit represents the status of an individual modifier key. 'Shift' is the least-significant bit, and you can extract its status independently of ANY other modifier key (not just 'Caps Lock') by:

Mod ( Get(ActiveModifierKeys) ; 2 )