Which Message to handle for Only ALT key

[Vikash Dubey 0]

How can I detect when the ALT key is pressed and no other key is pressed? I wanted to change my cursor when the ALT is pressed. So i wanted to know which message is sent in this case. Thanks

[Nilesh K]

Try with WM_SYSKEYDOWN

- Nilesh "Reading made Don Quixote a gentleman. Believing what he read made him mad" -George Bernard Shaw

[Vikash Dubey 0]

It works only if i press a key followed by ALT. I want an event which fires when i press just the ALT key .

[David Crow]

Is GetAsyncKeyState() of any help?

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[Vikash Dubey 0]

Yes i am using it get the state of the ALT key but the point is I want to change my cursor as soon as the user presses the ALT key so for that i would require an event being fired or Currently i am using a timer which uses GetAsyncKeyState() to get the state and then i change the app cursor. Thanks

[Nilesh K]

Vikash Dubey wrote: It works only if i press a key followed by ALT. Could you show me how and where you have written the code.

- Nilesh "Reading made Don Quixote a gentleman. Believing what he read made him mad" -George Bernard Shaw

[David Crow]

What about the WM_CHAR message?

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