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On 2011-04-01, torhu <torhu.lists@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 22.03.2011 06:59, torhu 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 wrote a small test program for trying out raw keyboard input
> (WM_INPUT). The Shift keys work perfectly, separate release events are
> actually being sent. On the other hand, there seem to be no flag for
> key repeats, so that would have to be hacked around.
>
> Would this be worth doing, what do people think?
What is the problem with the shift keys currently?
I didn't notice any problem them in Windows XP or Wine,
but maybe it depends on the keyboard layout.
Peter