Whoops! I made a little mistake. :) The code I gave would work fine in the scenario described, but a more universal example would use the BITAND() function to check a specific bit:

Timer.Timer

    IF BITAND(GetAsyncKeyState(0x10),0x8000) <> 0 ;	&& shift key pressed
        and BITAND(GetAsyncKeyState(0x11),0x8000) <> 0  && ctrl key pressed

        * If controls are hidden, make them visible here
    ELSE
        * If controls are visible, hide them here.
    ENDIF

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