02-17-2005, 04:09 PM -
cut, copy, and paste are not "system commands" they are provided by each application individually. They shortcuts CTRL+X, CTRL+C, CTRL+V are only the same in (almost) every application because the developers choose to use those convension for consistencies sake (and because users complain loudly if they don't).
Assuming the shortcuts listed above were always valid and you could send them as keypresses to applications (that's what you'd have to do, fake keypresses, there is no global "copy" etc. command recognised by every application) it would also not be straightforward to implement because the moment you click on TrueLaunchBar it has the focus, and the application you were using becomes inactive. TrueLaunchBar then has the problem of working out which application you were using, which could include modal and any number of and non-modal windows for that application.
(A modal window is one which must be dismissed before the rest of the application can be used)
Assuming the shortcuts listed above were always valid and you could send them as keypresses to applications (that's what you'd have to do, fake keypresses, there is no global "copy" etc. command recognised by every application) it would also not be straightforward to implement because the moment you click on TrueLaunchBar it has the focus, and the application you were using becomes inactive. TrueLaunchBar then has the problem of working out which application you were using, which could include modal and any number of and non-modal windows for that application.
(A modal window is one which must be dismissed before the rest of the application can be used)