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From: minow@mountn.dec.com (Martin Minow)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Masking Modified Characters
Message-ID: <1857@mountn.dec.com>
Date: 16 Aug 90 14:23:50 GMT
References: <3903@husc6.harvard.edu>
Reply-To: minow@bolt.enet.dec.com.UUCP (Martin Minow)
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
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In article <3903@husc6.harvard.edu> siegel@endor.UUCP (Rich Siegel) writes:
>How does one avoid getting option-generated characters when using
>GetNextEvent?
>For example, when I type Command-Option-P, I'll an event which tells me I've
>typed Command-Option-pi, and I'm more interested in what the unmodified 
>character was. Is there a standard mask for turning modified characters into
>standard ones, or is there some other hack?

Hi Rich.  You won't like this answer: I "solved" the problem by building
my very own hack KCHR resource that had no option tables.  You have to
make sure you switch back to the original KCHR when your application
exits (or multifinder switches).  This is definately a "kids, don't
try this at home" trick; send me mail if you want the code.

Martin.
minow@bolt.enet.dec.com