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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