Legacy GM why does vk_printscreen not work?

[jobjorgos]

Somehow, this WORKS:

///take screenshot
if keyboard_check_pressed(vk_backspace){
    screen_save(working_directory + "\Screens\Screen_"+string(num)+".png")
    num += 1;
    instance_create(x,y,obj_screenshot);
}

and here with vk_printscreen it does NOT work:

///take screenshot
if keyboard_check_pressed(vk_printscreen){
    screen_save(working_directory + "\Screens\Screen_"+string(num)+".png")
    num += 1;
    instance_create(x,y,obj_screenshot);
}

I tested my prt_scr/sys rq key if it works at all, and it does, just not in-game for this event.
Also I tested to use a different computer with an other keyboard and the in-game vk_printscreen didnot get triggered there too.

anybody has any clues?

 

[YellowAfterlife]

There is a possibility that it only works with keyboard_check_direct or is being caught by system as such.

 

[jobjorgos]

There is a possibility that it only works with keyboard_check_direct or is being caught by system as such.

Oh I didnot expect this would get soluted so easy! very nice, thanks!!