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Posted: **Mon Dec 31, 2012 9:05 pm**

I added an edit menu to my app that has a Copy option. How I do I make it possible to copy the text in an existing text field once I create a Standalone?

Posted: **Mon Dec 31, 2012 10:37 pm**

Yep - see the "copy" command in the Dictionary.

Posted: **Mon Dec 31, 2012 11:34 pm**

FourthWorld wrote:Yep - see the "copy" command in the Dictionary.

Yes, that much I had already figured out. I should have phrased my question, "what is the preferred way to handle the issue."
I had coded my field as follows:

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on commandKeyDown pKey
   if pKey is "c" then
      copy
   else
      pass commandKeyDown
   end if
end commandKeyDown

That worked. It just didn't seem right, so I thought I'd ask. I know there is often more than one way to solve a problem in any computer language, but as a beginner with LiveCode, I'd like to get off to a good start.

Posted: **Tue Jan 01, 2013 12:14 am**

If you include a Command key shortcut in the menu, the menu's menuPick handler will cover it; no need for also trapping CommandKeyDown.

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