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Evan - 23 Jun 2007 15:00 GMT

Is is possible to have Ctl-] as a shortcut key for the Escape key? I was
used to that in Unix systems. Customizing Word with Ctl-] for Cancel failed
when it came to dialog boxes. I recently noted while in Word that Ctl-Alt-S
brings up an HP machine summary, suggesting that XP has the shortcut.

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Stan Brown - 23 Jun 2007 16:42 GMT

Sat, 23 Jun 2007 07:00:01 -0700 from Evan
<Evan@discussions.microsoft.com>:

> Is is possible to have Ctl-] as a shortcut key for the Escape key? I was
> used to that in Unix systems. Customizing Word with Ctl-] for Cancel failed
> when it came to dialog boxes. I recently noted while in Word that Ctl-Alt-S
> brings up an HP machine summary, suggesting that XP has the shortcut.

I haven't tried that particular substitution, but I'll bet you can do
it with Autohotkey. I use this free product for many other non-
standard combinations, and both Windows and apps seem to honor them.
It even works in the command window.

http://www.autohotkey.com

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David B. - 25 Jun 2007 19:44 GMT

Wouldn't that be a longcut and not a shortcut, using 2 keys to simulate one?
;)

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> Is is possible to have Ctl-] as a shortcut key for the Escape key? I was
> used to that in Unix systems. Customizing Word with Ctl-] for Cancel
> failed
> when it came to dialog boxes. I recently noted while in Word that
> Ctl-Alt-S
> brings up an HP machine summary, suggesting that XP has the shortcut.

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