F3 + LMB

Hi!
You must add message nahdler for LMB press and inside this handler you must ask state of the F3 key.
for example:
CMyWnd::OnLButtonDow(CPoint pt, UINT uFlags)
{
if (::GetKeyState(VK_F3) < 0) //<- key pressed
{
//... do something
}
}

sunj's answer is correct. But I am a little confusing why GetKeyState(VK_F3) == -128. I looked up the manual that if key is down, the higher order bit of GetKeyState() is 1. that means GetKeyState() will return 10000000 00000000(in bits) since the return value is a short. then it should be 2^15=32768. Why, Sunj?

About migel's comment, you may try. We will never be able to get a negative value ::GetKeyState(VK_F3) < 0) //<- key pressed
like you used.

Thanks, guys.


Robin

Hi,

  I think migel's comment is correct and is actually better than my answer. (Strictly speaking, my answer is not correct). According to the manual, the higher order bit of GetKeyState() is 1 when the key is down, this means exactly that the return value is a negative number. It does not have to be -128, although most of the case it is.
  By the way, 10000000 00000000 is not 2^15 because the first bit '1' is treated as the sign bit.
  Instead of checking GetKeyState() == -128, I think you should do GetKeyState() < 0.

sunj

Hi,

I theory, I agree that  GetKeyState() < 0. since the high order bit of 10000000 00000000 indicates the sign. But in my program, I pressed F3 and click LMB, when prog. comes to

short t1, t2;
t1 = :: GetKeyState(VK_F3);
t2 = :: GetKeyState(VK_F2);

In the watch window, t1 = -128 and t2=1. You may try yourself. I don't why. It seems that MFC does not recognize the first sign bit.

Tao

GetKeyState is not MFC function it is Windows API !