Capture key press events with ExtendScript?

[DanielDixon.com]

Is it possible to do this?  I can't find an example in the documentation or online anywhere.  I'd really like to know when the user presses the arrow keys while viewing the slideshow in Bridge.

Thanks!

[DanielDixon.com]

This is the only other post I've managed to find on this: http://forums.adobe.com/message/2450448#2450448

[Paul Riggott]

If you have CS4 have a look at the Image Processor script in the presets/scripts folder. You will find the keyboard event handler. It may be of use.

P.S. It's at the bottom of the script.

[DanielDixon.com]

Thanks for the example Paul.  I can see how to listen to key down events on Windows and Dialogs that I create.  Do you know of way to listen for global (app-wide) key down events? These are not defined:

app.addEventListener('keydown',...)

app.document.addEventListener('keydown',...)

I'm trying to add to the slideshow mode by having a little palette dialog with the context information shown that I need.  The default caption box doesn't have what our artists want.  If the palette window is in focus, I get the keydown event, but if they're using the arrow keys to flip through the slideshow, I can't capture those.

Thanks for the help.

[Paul Riggott]

Sorry I don't, I wonder if you have had a look at "Script Events Manager.jsx"? It sounds as this is what you need but for Bridge.