Re: [AD] ALLEGRO_KEY_PAD_ENTER on Windows

[Peter Wang <novalazy@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On 2011-03-29, torhu <torhu.lists@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 29.03.2011 08:47, Peter Wang wrote:
> > On 2011-03-22, torhu<torhu.lists@xxxxxxxxxx>  wrote:
> >>  On 21.03.2011 18:22, Matthew Leverton wrote:
> >>  >See<http://www.allegro.cc/forums/thread/606792>
> >>  >
> >>  >Attached is a 5.1 patch that adds support for the
> >>  >ALLEGRO_KEY_PAD_ENTER on Windows. It's possible that other keys like
> >>  >right control could use the new 'extended' flag as well, but I just
> >>  >did the least amount of work to get the pad-enter key detected. Tested
> >>  >via the keyboard event example.
> >>
> >>  I've extended the patch.  The goal was to make the left and right
> >>  versions of the modifier keys work independently of each other.  It
> >>  works just fine for Ctrl and Alt, but the Shift keys are still
> >>  problematic.
> >>
> >>  I've also tried to simplify some of the code.
> >>
> >>  Maybe the right way to do keyboard input for games is using
> >>  WM_INPUT, but I don't feel like tackling that.  Windows API
> >>  programming just isn't fun.
> >
> > I get: 'MAPVK_VSC_TO_VK_EX' undeclared
> 
> Some googling suggest that it's missing from msvc 2005's headers, if 
> that's what you're using.  I'm using msvc 2008 express.  Is it ok to 
> just conditionally define it?  The value is 3.

Yes, just add it to wkeyboard.c, under the #include block.

> I guess I should run ex_keyboard_events on XP to make sure it's actually 
> supported there. The docs just mention win2k.  I'm using win7.  I'll 
> test later today.

You can commit it afterwards.  I only tested under Wine so far, where it
seems to make no difference.  Also I have no Pad Enter.

Peter