#region key map
	enum MOD_KEY {
		none   = 0,
		ctrl   = 1 << 0,
		shift  = 1 << 1,
		alt    = 1 << 2
	}

	global.KEY_STRING_MAP = ds_map_create();
	
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[?  0] = ""
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 48] = "0"
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 49] = "1"
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 50] = "2"
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 51] = "3"
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 52] = "4"
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 53] = "5"
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 54] = "6"
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 55] = "7"
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 56] = "8"
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 57] = "9"

	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 65] = "A"
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 66] = "B"
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 67] = "C"
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 68] = "D"
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 69] = "E"
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 70] = "F"
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 71] = "G"
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 72] = "H"
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 73] = "I"
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 74] = "J"
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 75] = "K"
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 76] = "L"
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 77] = "M"
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 78] = "N"
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 79] = "O"
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 80] = "P"
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 81] = "Q"
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 82] = "R"
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 83] = "S"
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 84] = "T"
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 85] = "U"
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 86] = "V"
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 87] = "W"
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 88] = "X"
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 89] = "Y"
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 90] = "Z"

	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 96]  = "Num 0"
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 97]  = "Num 1"
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 98]  = "Num 2"
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 99]  = "Num 3"
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 100] = "Num 4"
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 101] = "Num 5"
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 102] = "Num 6"
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 103] = "Num 7"
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 104] = "Num 8"
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 105] = "Num 9"

	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 106] = "Num *"
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 107] = "Num +"
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 109] = "Num -"
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 110] = "Num ."
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 111] = "Num /"

	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 186] = ";"
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 187] = "="
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 188] = ","
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 189] = "-"
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 190] = "."
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 191] = "/"
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 192] = "`" // actually `

	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 219] = "["
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 220] = "\\"
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 221] = "]"
	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 222] = "'" // actually # but that needs to be escaped

	global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? 223] = "`" // actually ` but that needs to be escaped
	
	function key_get_index(key) {
		if(key == "") return noone;
		
		var k = ds_map_find_first(global.KEY_STRING_MAP);
		repeat(ds_map_size(global.KEY_STRING_MAP)) {
			if(global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? k] == key) return k;
			k = ds_map_find_next(global.KEY_STRING_MAP, k);
		}
		
		return ord(key);
	}
#endregion

#region get name
	function key_get_name(_key, _mod) {
		if(!is_real(_key) || (_key <= 0 && _mod == MOD_KEY.none))
			return "";
		
		var dk = "";
		if(_mod & MOD_KEY.ctrl)		dk += "Ctrl+";
		if(_mod & MOD_KEY.shift)	dk += "Shift+";
		if(_mod & MOD_KEY.alt)		dk += "Alt+";
		
		switch(_key) { 
			case vk_space :         dk += "Space";       break;	
			case vk_left  :         dk += "Left";        break;	
			case vk_right :         dk += "Right";	     break;	
			case vk_up    :         dk += "Up";		     break;	
			case vk_down  :         dk += "Down";	     break;	
			case vk_backspace :     dk += "Backspace";   break;
			case vk_tab :           dk += "Tab";		 break;
			case vk_home :          dk += "Home";		 break;
			case vk_end :           dk += "End";		 break;
			case vk_delete :        dk += "Delete";	     break;
			case vk_insert :        dk += "Insert";	     break; 
			case vk_pageup :        dk += "Page Up";	 break;
			case vk_pagedown :      dk += "Page Down";   break;
			case vk_pause :         dk += "Pause";	     break;
			case vk_printscreen :   dk += "Printscreen"; break;         
			case vk_f1 :            dk += "F1";          break;
			case vk_f2 :            dk += "F2";          break;
			case vk_f3 :            dk += "F3";          break;
			case vk_f4 :            dk += "F4";          break;
			case vk_f5 :            dk += "F5";          break;
			case vk_f6 :            dk += "F6";          break;
			case vk_f7 :            dk += "F7";          break;
			case vk_f8 :            dk += "F8";          break;
			case vk_f9 :            dk += "F9";          break;
			case vk_f10 :           dk += "F10";         break;
			case vk_f11 :           dk += "F11";         break;
			case vk_f12 :           dk += "F12";         break;          
			
			default : 
				if(ds_map_exists(global.KEY_STRING_MAP, _key)) 
					dk += global.KEY_STRING_MAP[? _key];
				else if(_key > 0) 
					dk += ansi_char(_key);	
				break;	
		}
		
		if(string_char_at(dk, string_length(dk)) == "+")
			dk = string_copy(dk, 1, string_length(dk) - 1);
		
		return dk;
	}
#endregion

function key_press(_key, _mod = MOD_KEY.none) {
	if(WIDGET_CURRENT) return false;
	if(_mod == MOD_KEY.none && _key == noone) return false;
	
	return (_key == noone || keyboard_check_pressed(_key)) && HOTKEY_MOD == _mod;
}