Set MenuItem.Key to delete key

General
1

I have a menu item that deletes items in a list. I also check for either Mac delete key being pressed with the following code:

  if Keyboard.asyncKeyDown(&h75) then  // Num Keypad 'delete' key
    
    DeleteSelRows
    Return True
    
  elseif Keyboard.asyncKeyDown(&h33) then  // Main keyboard 'delete' key
    
    DeleteSelRows
    Return True
    
  end if

However I’d like to display the delete key icon/graphic in the menu, like the Finder menuitem “File > Move to Trash” but without the command icon.

E.g.:

Is this possible?

Thanks,

Mark

2

I have this weird feeling that for some reason copying an pasting the actual unicode character will work.
Here it is for playing/testing.

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3

Just type BACKSPACE in to the shortcut key field in the inspector (turn off the modifier keys if they do turn on)

4

Typing “Del” for the Shortcut Key also seems to display an icon.

5

From the LR:

6

The delete key is character &uE083. I have no idea if it will show in the menu. All depends if the system font contains it. Which is very possible, though.There are a lot of extra glyphs in system.

I am copying it here, it wil show as a square, but it may show as the proper glyph in the menu. Try to copy and paste : ?

7

Thanks everyone for the replies. I looked in the LR but only in MenuItem.Key not MenuItem.

8

I added additional info to the MenuItem.Key page to make this easier to find.