<doc>

<legacy_id>1344</legacy_id>

<name>copyKey</name>

<type>message</type>

<syntax>

<example>copyKey</example>

</syntax>

<library></library>

<objects>

</objects>

<synonyms>

</synonyms>

<classification>

<category>User Interaction</category>

</classification>

<references>

<command tag="copy">copy Command</command>

<message tag="cutKey">cutKey Message</message>

<message tag="pasteKey">pasteKey Message</message>

<message tag="undoKey">undoKey Message</message>

</references>

<history>

<introduced version="1.0">Added.</introduced>

</history>

<platforms>

<mac/>

<windows/>

<linux/>

</platforms>

<classes>

<desktop/>

<server/>

<web/>

</classes>

<security>

</security>

<summary>Sent when the user presses the <glossary tag="key combination">key combination</glossary> equivalent to the Copy <glossary tag="menu item">menu item</glossary>.</summary>

<examples>

<example>on copyKey</p><p> if the selection is empty then beep <code><i>-- nothing to copy</i></code></p><p> pass copyKey</p><p>end copyKey</example>

</examples>

<description>

<p>Handle the <b>copyKey</b> <keyword tag="message box">message</keyword> if you want to change the normal copying process, or prevent use of the Copy <glossary tag="key combination">key combination</glossary> without changing the menu.</p><p/><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>The LiveCode development environment traps the <b>copyKey</b> <keyword tag="message box">message</keyword>, unless "Suspend LiveCode UI" is turned on in the Development menu. This means that the <b>copyKey</b> <keyword tag="message box">message</keyword> is not received by a <object tag="stack">stack</object> if it's running in the <glossary tag="development environment">development environment</glossary>.</p><p/><p>The <b>copyKey</b> <keyword tag="message box">message</keyword> is sent when the user presses Command-C (on <glossary tag="Mac OS">Mac OS systems</glossary>), Control-C (on <glossary tag="Windows">Windows systems</glossary>), Control-Insert (on <glossary tag="Unix">Unix systems</glossary>), or the keyboard Copy key.</p><p/><p>The message is sent to the active (focused) control, or to the current card if no control is focused.</p>

</description>

</doc>