Required plugins for this example: MBS Util Plugin, MBS MacCF Plugin, MBS Main Plugin
You find this example project in your Plugins Download as a Xojo project file within the examples folder: /MacCF/Carbon Events/Hotkey Test
Class Window1 Inherits Window
Control StaticText1 Inherits Label
ControlInstance StaticText1 Inherits Label
End Control
Control ListBox1 Inherits ListBox
ControlInstance ListBox1 Inherits ListBox
End Control
EventHandler Sub Open()
const activeFlag = 1
const btnState = 128
const cmdKey = 256
const shiftKey = 512
const alphaLock = 1024
const optionKey = 2048
const controlKey = 4096
const rightShiftKey = 8192
const rightOptionKey = 16384
const rightControlKey = 32768
MyEvents1=new MyEvents
MyEvents1.Listen
p=new CarbonHotKeyMBS
p.AddKey(&h24, optionKey+shiftKey, OSTypeFromStringMBS("MBSG"), 5)
if p.LastError<>0 then
MsgBox "The Hotkey could not be registered!"
end if
// key will be released when p is destroyed on closing the window.
End EventHandler
Property Protected MyEvents1 As myEvents
Property Protected p As CarbonHotKeyMBS
End Class
MenuBar Menu
MenuItem UntitledMenu3 = ""
MenuItem UntitledMenu2 = "File"
MenuItem FileQuit = "Quit"
MenuItem UntitledMenu0 = "Edit"
MenuItem EditUndo = "Undo"
MenuItem UntitledMenu1 = "-"
MenuItem EditCut = "Cut"
MenuItem EditCopy = "Copy"
MenuItem EditPaste = "Paste"
MenuItem EditClear = "Clear"
End MenuBar
Class MyEvents Inherits CarbonApplicationEventsMBS
EventHandler Sub HotKeyPressed(signature as integer, id as integer)
Window1.ListBox1.AddRow "Hotkey pressed"
Window1.CollapsedMBS=not Window1.CollapsedMBS
End EventHandler
EventHandler Sub HotKeyReleased(signature as integer, id as integer)
Window1.ListBox1.AddRow "Hotkey released"
End EventHandler
End Class
Class App Inherits Application
End Class