Customized Shortcut Keys

[Guest Brian]

We need to reset the CTRL+q key combination back to default. Is there a

place in the registry or an application that will list the customized

shortcut key list that have been assigned to icons without having to check

every single icon's properties to find the one that's assigned to that key

combo.

[Guest WindowsXPert]

RE: Customized Shortcut Keys

 

This is going to sound really stupid but...

 

Won't pressing Ctrl+q tell you what's been assigned to that particular

sequence? And won't you be able to tell which icon the shortcut belongs to,

given the event(s) which follow(s)?

 

Come to think of it... Ctrl+q, as a sequence, isn't being hijacked by

anything assigned via the 'properties' dialog of a desktop icon. The

shortcuts used for desktop items must contain a total of three keypresses

(Ctrl+Alt+__, Ctrl+Shift+__, Alt+Shift+__)

 

Another possible discovery method would be to also [purposely] assign the

sequence to another behavior and wait for the system to tell you that the

shortcut sequence is unavailable "because...."

 

If there were a look-up table which charted keystrokes to behaviors, you'd

probably have to know the escape sequence for Ctrl+q (ESC$[017 ? i forget).

It wouldn't be very user-friendly if the system were expected to read it.

 

Are you sure this isn't coming from some kind of a "hot keys" application

that's mapping for you?

 

"Brian" wrote:

> We need to reset the CTRL+q key combination back to default. Is there a

> place in the registry or an application that will list the customized

> shortcut key list that have been assigned to icons without having to check

> every single icon's properties to find the one that's assigned to that key

> combo.

>

[Guest Brian]

RE: Customized Shortcut Keys

 

We have an Oracle application that assigns the CTRL +q to perform a specific

function. The function quit working and even after a total removal and

re-install of the application it stilll remained inop. We thought there was

some spyware or third party app that was installed that seized the control so

we were just looking to see if there was a listing of existing assignments.

I had already thought about re-assigning the hot key, but like you said it

requires the 3 key combination. Got a tip from a friend to use DOS Edit and

type CTRL+p then CTRL+q to reveal the CTRL-q pass. It was wrong. Turned out

to be a bad keyboard. It's always the simple things that trip you up.

 

Thanks again for you help.

 

"WindowsXPert" wrote:

> This is going to sound really stupid but...

>

> Won't pressing Ctrl+q tell you what's been assigned to that particular

> sequence? And won't you be able to tell which icon the shortcut belongs to,

> given the event(s) which follow(s)?

>

> Come to think of it... Ctrl+q, as a sequence, isn't being hijacked by

> anything assigned via the 'properties' dialog of a desktop icon. The

> shortcuts used for desktop items must contain a total of three keypresses

> (Ctrl+Alt+__, Ctrl+Shift+__, Alt+Shift+__)

>

> Another possible discovery method would be to also [purposely] assign the

> sequence to another behavior and wait for the system to tell you that the

> shortcut sequence is unavailable "because...."

>

> If there were a look-up table which charted keystrokes to behaviors, you'd

> probably have to know the escape sequence for Ctrl+q (ESC$[017 ? i forget).

> It wouldn't be very user-friendly if the system were expected to read it.

>

> Are you sure this isn't coming from some kind of a "hot keys" application

> that's mapping for you?

>

> "Brian" wrote:

>

> > We need to reset the CTRL+q key combination back to default. Is there a

> > place in the registry or an application that will list the customized

> > shortcut key list that have been assigned to icons without having to check

> > every single icon's properties to find the one that's assigned to that key

> > combo.

> >