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• Align
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• BlendMode
• BrushPattern
• BrushType
• ColorMode
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• MouseButton
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• SelectionMode
• SpriteSheetDataFormat
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• WebSocketMessageType

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• Dialog
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• Frame
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• ImageSpec
• KeyEvent
• Layer
• MouseEvent
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KeyEvent

This object is received as first parameter in the function associated to onkeydown or onkeyup events of a canvas widget.

KeyEvent.repeatCount

Number of times the key was autorepeated. This can happen when the user presses and holds a key.

KeyEvent.key

A string containing the pressed/released Unicode character.

KeyEvent.code

A string that identifies the pressed/released key, similar to the values found in https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/UI_Events/Keyboard_event_code_values, one of the following values:

  "Unidentified"
  "KeyA"
  "KeyB"
  "KeyC"
  "KeyD"
  "KeyE"
  "KeyF"
  "KeyG"
  "KeyH"
  "KeyI"
  "KeyJ"
  "KeyK"
  "KeyL"
  "KeyM"
  "KeyN"
  "KeyO"
  "KeyP"
  "KeyQ"
  "KeyR"
  "KeyS"
  "KeyT"
  "KeyU"
  "KeyV"
  "KeyW"
  "KeyX"
  "KeyY"
  "KeyZ"
  "Digit0"
  "Digit1"
  "Digit2"
  "Digit3"
  "Digit4"
  "Digit5"
  "Digit6"
  "Digit7"
  "Digit8"
  "Digit9"
  "Numpad0"
  "Numpad1"
  "Numpad2"
  "Numpad3"
  "Numpad4"
  "Numpad5"
  "Numpad6"
  "Numpad7"
  "Numpad8"
  "Numpad9"
  "F1"
  "F2"
  "F3"
  "F4"
  "F5"
  "F6"
  "F7"
  "F8"
  "F9"
  "F10"
  "F11"
  "F12"
  "Escape"
  "Backquote"
  "Minus"
  "Equal"
  "Backspace"
  "Tab"
  "BracketLeft"
  "BracketRight"
  "Enter"
  "Semicolon"
  "Quote"
  "Backslash"
  "Comma"
  "Period"
  "Slash"
  "Space"
  "Insert"
  "Delete"
  "Home"
  "End"
  "PageUp"
  "PageDown"
  "ArrowLeft"
  "ArrowRight"
  "ArrowUp"
  "ArrowDown"
  "NumpadDivide"
  "NumpadMultiply"
  "NumpadSubtract"
  "NumpadAdd"
  "NumpadComma"
  "NumpadEnter"
  "PrintScreen"
  "Pause"
  "IntlYen"
  "KanaMode"
  "Convert"
  "NonConvert"
  "NumpadEqual"
  "Backquote"
  "ShiftLeft"
  "ShiftRight"
  "ControlLeft"
  "ControlRight"
  "AltLeft"
  "AltRight"
  "MetaLeft"
  "MetaRight"
  "ContextMenu"
  "MetaLeft"
  "ScrollLock"
  "NumLock"
  "CapsLock"

KeyEvent.altKey

True if the Alt key was pressed when the event occurs.

KeyEvent.metaKey

True if the Windows key (or Command key on macOS) was pressed when the event occurs.

KeyEvent.ctrlKey

True if the Ctrl key was pressed when the event occurs.

KeyEvent.shiftKey

True if the Shift key was pressed when the event occurs.

KeyEvent.spaceKey

True if the Space key was pressed when the event occurs.

KeyEvent:stopPropagation()

Stops propagating this event to other parent widget/main Aseprite window. Use this in case that your canvas widget used the key and you want to avoid triggering a command with a keyboard shortcut.