general, the character the user expects to appear as the result of the key
combination when typing the text into a text entry zone, for example.
-If the key up event is caught and the event handler does not call
-event.Skip() then the coresponding char event will not happen. This
-is by design and enables the programs that handle both types of events
-to be a bit simpler.
-
A few examples to clarify this (all assume that {\sc Caps Lock} is unpressed
and the standard US keyboard): when the {\tt 'A'} key is pressed, the key down
event key code is equal to {\tt ASCII A} $== 65$. But the char event key code
running the \helpref{text}{sampletext} wxWindows sample and pressing some keys
in any of the text controls shown in it.
+{\bf Note:} If a key down ({\tt EVT\_KEY\_DOWN}) event is caught and
+the event handler does not call {\tt event.Skip()} then the coresponding
+char event ({\tt EVT\_CHAR}) will not happen. This is by design and
+enables the programs that handle both types of events to be a bit
+simpler.
+
{\bf Note for Windows programmers:} The key and char events in wxWindows are
similar to but slightly different from Windows {\tt WM\_KEYDOWN} and
{\tt WM\_CHAR} events. In particular, Alt-x combination will generate a char
-event in wxWindows (unless it is used as an acclerator).
+event in wxWindows (unless it is used as an accelerator).
+
+{\bf Tip:} be sure to call {\tt event.Skip()} for events that you don't process in
+key event function, otherwise menu shortcuts may cease to work under Windows.
\wxheading{Derived from}
while non-ASCII events return values such as {\bf WXK\_LEFT} for the
left cursor key. See \helpref{Keycodes}{keycodes} for a full list of the virtual key codes.
+\membersection{wxKeyEvent::GetRawKeyCode}
+
+\constfunc{wxUint32}{GetRawKeyCode}{\void}
+
+Returns the raw key code for this event. This is a platform-dependent scan code
+which should only be used in advanced applications.
+
+{\bf NB:} Currently the raw key codes are not supported by all ports, use
+{\tt\#ifdef wxHAS\_RAW\_KEY\_CODES} to determine if this feature is available.
+
+\membersection{wxKeyEvent::GetRawKeyFlags}
+
+\constfunc{wxUint32}{GetRawKeyFlags}{\void}
+
+Returns the low level key flags for this event. The flags are
+platform-dependent and should only be used in advanced applications.
+
+{\bf NB:} Currently the raw key flags are not supported by all ports, use
+{\tt \#ifdef wxHAS\_RAW\_KEY\_CODES} to determine if this feature is available.
+
\membersection{wxKeyEvent::GetX}
\constfunc{long}{GetX}{\void}
Returns TRUE if the shift key was down at the time of the key event.
-