Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!news From: "JohnT" Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.programming.codewarrior Subject: Re: CW puts "C" in text area. Date: Sun, 10 May 1998 23:35:09 +0100 Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE) Lines: 35 Message-ID: <6j5a30$r1a1@chuka.playstation.co.uk> References: <35544040.F2A2C253@chowfam.demon.co.uk> <6j23no$aek16@chuka.playstation.co.uk> <3554B964.E54C8E21@chowfam.demon.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: nettech.demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3007.0 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3007.0 The windows key has it's own keycode! You could even code a DOS 3 (old versions of DOS) program to read it! I know, I have seen the code generated with an old keycode display program I wrote well before Windows 95 came along. Ctrl+Esc emulates the Windows key and not the other way round. Of course it can't be used like the Windows key to bring up the Explorer, Run dialog, or the Find File dialog (WK+E, WK+R and WK+F respectively) JohnT James Chow wrote in message <3554B964.E54C8E21@chowfam.demon.co.uk>... >Steve Dunn wrote: >> >> Seems to happen when you press the 'windows' key. >> >> >Anyone else experienced this? >> > > >Nope. Definitely not that. >1. I only have a 102 key keyboard. >2. I think, but don't quote me, the "Windows" key simply sends >the keycode representing "Ctrl+Esc". Trying "Ctrl+Esc" does >not give any spurious C's. > >They seem to crop up in random locations. >Sometimes in function names. Sometimes at the end >of lines, for several lines. >It can be irritating going over work just to delete >them. >Any other suggestions, of what may be the cause? >-- >jc > >