Re: Hot key detecting

You can use GetKeyState() to detect if the Ctrl, Shift, or Alt keys are down
or any combination of them, but a better way to do it would be to use the
Accelerator table for keys unless you're in a dialog. You can assign them
to an ID just like a menu item. You can also do Shift, Ctrl, and Alt
combinations with the keys.

 if (pMsg->message == WM_KEYDOWN) {
      if((pMsg->wParam == VK_INSERT) && (GetKeyState(VK_SHIFT) & ~1) != 0) {
           OnInsertFolder();
           return true;
      }
      else if(pMsg->wParam == VK_INSERT) {
           OnInsert();
           return true;
      }
      else if(pMsg->wParam == VK_DELETE) {
           OnDelete();
           return true;
      }
 }

GetKeyState() info:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/winui/winui/windowsuserinterface/userinput/keyboardinput/keyboardinputreference/keyboardinputfunctions/getkeystate.asp

Accelerator Table tutorial:
http://www.devarticles.com/c/a/Cplusplus/Using-MFC-in-Cplus-Part-2-Menus/7/

How to use accelerator table in a dialog:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/100770

Tom

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