Re: [h-e-w] MS Windows Keybinding

[Lennart Borgman (gmail)]

Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> > A slightly simplified version of the hook function I use is found
> > below. As you can see from the code most keyboard input just passes
> > by this hook.
>
> Your hook assumes that when you see, e.g., VK_RWIN, it is the actual
> keypress of the RightWindow key.  But in a low-level hook, this
> assumption might well be wrong, because the key could have been
> preceded by some modifier,

Could you explain what you mean? I have noticed no problem of this kind. 
during the years I have been using this. As far as I know if VK_RWIN is 
found in the low level keyboard hook, then it is the RightWindows key 
that has been pressed. Always.

But maybe you know something I am not aware of about this?

> or even remapped by higher-level hooks to
> something else.

I do not get this. The low level hook is the first hook of any kind to 
see the keyboard events.

> (Btw, your handler lacks the default: case.)

Nothing should be done in the default case. Is there any need for 
"default:" then? (Ie it should be handled the default way in Windows and 
that is what happens.)

> > That is why I say that it does not raise the complexity for that
> > input.
>
> And that is why I say it does.

Maybe I will understand if you explain above.