Addition of Squares for Calculation Topic is solved

[AngryPig]

In the GUI Control Types documentation, you can use the sum of multiple numbers to determine a specific outcome. So 1 + 4 + 16 will add up to a unique number and that is a specific combination of instructions. Is there a name for this sort of process for instructions?

[iseahound]

Yes, it's setting bits in a flag.

For example if setting text styles:

• bold = 1
• italic = 10
• underline = 100

I could combine the individual options into one value, by placing them positionally in a binary number.

So 0b100 is underline, 0b110 is underline and italic, and 0b111 is all three options.

1: Prevent unmodified keys
2: Prevent Shift-only keys
4: Prevent Ctrl-only keys
8: Prevent Alt-only keys
16: Prevent Shift+Ctrl keys
32: Prevent Shift+Alt keys
64: This value is not supported (it will not behave correctly)
128: Prevent Shift+Ctrl+Alt keys

in binary those numbers are:
0b1 (1)
0b10 (2)
0b100 (4)
0b1000 (8)
0b10000 (16)
0b100000 (32)

https://oeis.org/A000079 Sequence - Powers of 2

The reason binary representation is used is because each position or digit (On / Off) represents a composable option. E.g. I can combine any of the options listed from 1-128 which provides a range of numbers from 0-255.

[AngryPig]

Yes, it's setting bits in a flag.

Cheers for the in-depth answer and article, looks like I have some reading to do!