I am implementing some software with Unity that needs to support Ctrl-<key> shortcuts such as Ctrl-c. I want to do this in a way that respects the user's operating system keyboard preferences; for example, these shortcuts must still be recognized when the user uses sticky keys, or when the user has mapped caps lock as control.

Many of the solutions I found online for implementing keyboard shortcuts look something like this:

if ((Input.GetKey("LeftControl") || Input.GetKey("RightControl")) && Input.GetKeyDown("c")) copyText();

This solution is totally unacceptable to me because it "hard-wires" holding down a control key as the method for sending a control-key modifier, bypassing the operating system's possibly-customized handling of the control key modifier.

Most games don't support keyboard preferences properly, but I am hell-bent on making sure the software I write will do this properly. I'm particularly concerned about supporting sticky keys because this is an accessibility issue - some more complicated shortcuts will not be available to users with disabilities if sticky keys isn't handled correctly.

How can I support keyboard shortcuts properly in Unity?

I am implementing some software with Unity that needs to support Ctrl-<key> shortcuts such as Ctrl-c. I want to do this in a way that respects the user's operating system keyboard preferences; for example, these shortcuts must still be recognized when the user uses sticky keys, or when the user has mapped caps lock as control.

Many of the solutions I found online for implementing keyboard shortcuts look something like this:

if ((Input.GetKey(KeyCode.LeftControl) || Input.GetKey(KeyCode.RightControl)) && Input.GetKeyDown("c")) UnityEngine.MonoBehaviour.print("C-c");

This solution is totally unacceptable to me because it "hard-wires" holding down a control key as the method for sending a control-key modifier, bypassing the operating system's possibly-customized handling of the control key modifier.

Most games don't support keyboard preferences properly, but I am hell-bent on making sure the software I write will do this properly. I'm particularly concerned about supporting sticky keys because this is an accessibility issue - some more complicated shortcuts will not be available to users with disabilities if sticky keys isn't handled correctly.

How can I support keyboard shortcuts properly in Unity?