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}
\member{bool}{m\_altDown}
-TRUE if the Alt key is pressed down.
+true if the Alt key is pressed down.
\membersection{wxKeyEvent::m\_controlDown}
\member{bool}{m\_controlDown}
-TRUE if control is pressed down.
+true if control is pressed down.
\membersection{wxKeyEvent::m\_keyCode}
\member{bool}{m\_metaDown}
-TRUE if the Meta key is pressed down.
+true if the Meta key is pressed down.
\membersection{wxKeyEvent::m\_shiftDown}
\member{bool}{m\_shiftDown}
-TRUE if shift is pressed down.
+true if shift is pressed down.
\membersection{wxKeyEvent::m\_x}
\constfunc{bool}{AltDown}{\void}
-Returns TRUE if the Alt key was down at the time of the key event.
+Returns true if the Alt key was down at the time of the key event.
\membersection{wxKeyEvent::ControlDown}
\constfunc{bool}{ControlDown}{\void}
-Returns TRUE if the control key was down at the time of the key event.
+Returns true if the control key was down at the time of the key event.
\membersection{wxKeyEvent::GetKeyCode}
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.
+{\tt\#ifdef wxHAS\_RAW\_KEY\_CODES} to determine if this feature is available.
\membersection{wxKeyEvent::GetRawKeyFlags}
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.
+{\tt \#ifdef wxHAS\_RAW\_KEY\_CODES} to determine if this feature is available.
\membersection{wxKeyEvent::GetX}
\constfunc{bool}{MetaDown}{\void}
-Returns TRUE if the Meta key was down at the time of the key event.
+Returns true if the Meta key was down at the time of the key event.
\membersection{wxKeyEvent::GetPosition}
\constfunc{bool}{HasModifiers}{\void}
-Returns TRUE if either {\sc Ctrl} or {\sc Alt} keys was down
+Returns true if either {\sc Ctrl} or {\sc Alt} keys was down
at the time of the key event. Note that this function does not take into
account neither {\sc Shift} nor {\sc Meta} key states (the reason for ignoring
the latter is that it is common for {\sc NumLock} key to be configured as
\constfunc{bool}{ShiftDown}{\void}
-Returns TRUE if the shift key was down at the time of the key event.
-
+Returns true if the shift key was down at the time of the key event.