Is it possible to read the Mac keyboard when running on the iphone simulator

Is it possible (even with a horrible kludge) to read the Mac's keyboard input while running an iPad app?

I'm making a level editor for a game I'm working on and it need开发者_JAVA技巧s to run on the iPad simulator app, but I'd like to be able to read keys for quick short cuts. This app will never run on the iPad and will never be submitted to the app store.

Thanks, Roger.