# (Key.isDown(Key.CONTROL)) w/ OTHER keys

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/key-isdown-key-control-w-other-keys/92722>\
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**Created:** [October 21, 2003, 1:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/key-isdown-key-control-w-other-keys/92722 "2003-10-21T01:43:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![elion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/4491bb/32.png) [@elion](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/elion)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 1:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/key-isdown-key-control-w-other-keys/92722/1 "2003-10-21T01:43:19Z")

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I can only seem to get the keyDown command to work only with special keys like Control and all that. How can I have something like “A” work instead? Ⓜ