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PMGuide - Mouse and Keyboard Input

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An OS/2 Presentation Manager application can accept input from both a mouse (or other pointing device) and the keyboard. This chapter explains how these input events should be received and processed.

About Mouse and Keyboard Input

System Message Queue

Window Activation

Keyboard Focus

Keyboard Messages

Message Flags

Key-Down or Key-Up Events

Repeat-Count Events

Character Codes

Virtual-Key Codes

Scan Codes

Accelerator-Table Entries

Mouse Messages

Capturing Mouse Input

Button Clicks

Mouse Movement

Using the Mouse and Keyboard

Determining the Active Status of a Frame Window

Checking for a Key-Up or Key-Down Event

Responding to a Character Message

Handling Virtual-Key Codes

Handling a Scan Code

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