The state of the Shift, Ctrl, Alt keys

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The following functions can be used to check if the Shift, Ctrl or Alt key(s) are pressed...

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function CtrlDown : Boolean;
var
   State : TKeyboardState;
begin
   GetKeyboardState(State) ;
   Result := ((State[vk_Control] And 128) <> 0) ;
end;

function ShiftDown : Boolean;
var
   State : TKeyboardState;
begin
   GetKeyboardState(State) ;
   Result := ((State[vk_Shift] and 128) <> 0) ;
end;

function AltDown : Boolean;
var
   State : TKeyboardState;
begin
   GetKeyboardState(State) ;
   Result := ((State[vk_Menu] and 128) <> 0) ;
end;
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