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&oldLayer store


Summary

The &oldLayer store reports on whether the user changed the active layer in the previous keystroke. It is a read-only store used in begin PostKeystroke processing.

Syntax

if(&oldLayer = '') ... > ...
if(&oldLayer = 'shift') ... > ...

Description

The &oldLayer system store is a read only store set immediately before begin PostKeystroke is called, to the name of the previously selected layer, if the previous keystroke changed the layer (e.g. by the user touching a modifier key), or to an empty string ("") otherwise.

Keyman determines that a layer has changed in the following circumstances:

  • If the user selects a key with a "next layer" property set to anything other than (none), even if set to the current layer. (This allows the keyboard to easily override switching on a single key).
  • If a rule is fired that calls the layer() statement, even if the layer passed in is the same as the current layer.

At other times, the value of the &oldLayer store may not be current.

The &oldLayer store is used only in touch keyboards, and will always have the value of "" in other contexts.

Platforms

While the &oldLayer store is accessible on all platforms, it only has meaning on touch platforms (mobile web, iOS, Android).

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Version history

  • Version 15.0: &oldLayer support introduced