HOT_KEY
Syntax |
HOT_KEY (key$,string$ [,string2$ [,string3$… ]]) |
Location |
HOTKEY II |
This function is very similar to the first variant of the command ALTKEY provided by Toolkit II, except that it operates by virtue of the Hotkey Job, rather than a polled task, which should make the hotkey a little more reliable than the Toolkit II version (although this does mean than a hotkey set up under the Hotkey System II cannot be accessed from within a program running in Supervisor mode).
As with ALTKEY, this function creates a key macro which will be typed into the current keyboard queue each time that you press <ALT> and the specified <key$> at the same time. Again, if more than one string appears in the definition, an <ENTER> (line feed) will be placed between each string. If you want a line feed at the end of the final string, add a null (empty) string to the definition.
NOTE
Although HOT_KEY will quite happily allow you to redefine an existing hotkey created with HOT_CMD or HOT_KEY, if any other command has been used to set up the hotkey (eg. ALTKEY), error -9 (in use) will be reported.
CROSS-REFERENCE
As with other Hotkey System II definitions, you will need to use HOT_GO before you can access this hotkey. See ALTKEY for more information.