Using/locking the keyboard just for Max commands? If so, just use [key] --> [sel #] (where # represents the very unusual keyboard combination) ...this one will bang a toggle, opening and closing a gate that lets all the OTHER keypresses through for normal use in your patches. Maybe have all the [key] stuff happen in one place, then use sends for your actions.

I also like [sprintf %c] after [key], so you can use [sel a b c d e] rather than the ASCII numbers. However, this won't work for the non-printing chars like tab, space, return, etc.

Thanks but I already know sel, sprintf.... I was looking for something to entirely lock the keyboard so that CMD+Q will not quit the application. The keyboard should NOT respond to anything (non-printing chars included), so no tabs, spaces nor CMD+ALT+ESC should respond.

I guess there is no such an 3party object / feature for that.

too bad :(

I also need to selectively disable keyboard commands for an installation and found this link useful (for Windows):

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa460734(v=winembedded.5).aspx