Shift As Modifier?

[molemansd7]

I noticed in the command reference, that you can set keys as modifiers with the -mod flag. If I wanted to construct a system of pickwalking, where the user has to hold down the Shift key and use the arrows, could I set shift to be a modifier with:

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hotkey -k "Shift" -mod;

Or would this hopelessly break something?

[joojaa]

You need to bind shift with the key explicitly so you say key arrow left + shift. Making it a different shortcut than key without shift.

[molemansd7]

How can I set "Shift + z" to a hotkey, without Shift itself being a modifier? Or, where would I find the necessary syntax?

I've been trying to guess the syntax using the -q flag. But I can't seem to make it happen unless I actually -q Z.

[joojaa]

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How can I set "Shift + z" to a hotkey, without Shift itself being a modifier?

Well your hung up on shift being a hotkey. z is the hotkey in this case (but maybe do not bind shiift + z because its bound to redo!) And no shift CAN NEVER be a hotkey.

but yes shift z would be:

hotkey -k "Z" -name "some command";

please note capital Z not a small z now arrow keys are a wee bit tricky since theres no capital arrow.

unfrtunately hotkey -k "Shift" -mod; is invalid simply because shift is a invalid key to modify with period.

The valid keywords are:
Up, Down, Right, Left,
Home, End, Page_Up, Page_Down, Insert
Return, Space
F1 to F12

see no shift!

So theres no way you can do so test it maya just plainly refuses to do so. So alas it can not be done since you can not explicitly do this bind. Since Shift is invalid as a modifer. But there's a trick you can use the oprating system to querry the status of shift. Or python.

Unfortunately many other keys can not be mapped. wherewas ~ can but cant be typed with my keyboard. Becaue its a modified key (you pres shift + key + space ) And that leaves me with 5 keys i can not bind

[molemansd7]

That's what I thought...I was just hoping it could be done...and yeah, in the last post, I was querying stuff with Z and z, etc., to find the syntax for using Shift as a modifyer, and forgot to change z to Up or arrow Up in the example. But yeah, I'd never remap Z to something else. Thanks anyway. At least I know its a dead end now.