Detect key pressed

Scripting
1

Is it possible to detect which key is pressed when I execute a script?
I want to assign 2 key shortcuts to the same script (one with shift) and evaluate if this key is pressed to display a window or not.

2

I don’t think it is possible, but I have a look.

3

Thanks Georg.

4

You could make two scripts, give each of them one shortcut and then call your script accordingly.

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To freshen this up, you can query the currently pressed modifier keys:

from AppKit import NSEvent # you don't need this if run within Glyphs
optionKeyFlag = 524288
optionKeyPressed = NSEvent.modifierFlags() & optionKeyFlag == optionKeyFlag
if optionKeyPressed:
	print "Option is pressed!"
else:
	print "No Option key pressed."

Try for yourself, print NSEvent.modifierFlags() with different keys held down to see what the key flags are. Or import the (officially deprecated) constants: Running scripts with different key combos for different behaviour

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