Could you pls give more detail explanations ? What about SDI Application ? What does PreTranslateMessage "mean" ? Thanks.
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Browse All TopicsPls explain me that why I cannot get the key down event like below in MFC Dialog Based Application while the same code works in SDI Application.
void CTestDlg::OnKeyDown(UINT nChar, UINT nRepCnt, UINT nFlags)
{
MessageBox("Hello.");
CDialog::OnKeyDown(nChar, nRepCnt, nFlags);
}
Thks so musch.
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by: AlexFMPosted on 2006-12-06 at 04:59:32ID: 18084453
Because dialog controls handle keyboard events. You can do this using PreTranslateMessage:
e(MSG* pMsg)
ge(pMsg);
BOOL CMyDlg::PreTranslateMessag
{
if( pMsg->message == WM_KEYDOWN )
{
// test here pMsg->wParam and pMsg->lParam to get message details
// according to WM_KEYDOWN message definition
}
return CDialog::PreTranslateMessa
}