10-03-2005, 12:30 PM
Hi,
in the FB forums, there's a poll about a change of the CLOSE WINDOW key code because I realized that it collides with the SHIFT+F5 key code. Please make your vote because it's result will influence the way this problem will be solved.
Here's the link to the poll: http://www.freebasic.net/forum/viewtopic...0428#10428
Here's the whole text of the poll:
Regards,
Mark
in the FB forums, there's a poll about a change of the CLOSE WINDOW key code because I realized that it collides with the SHIFT+F5 key code. Please make your vote because it's result will influence the way this problem will be solved.
Here's the link to the poll: http://www.freebasic.net/forum/viewtopic...0428#10428
Here's the whole text of the poll:
Quote:Hi,
I recently fixed the keyboard input of FB/DOS and FB/Win32 (Gfx) so that the returned key codes really match QB's values.
IOW: It'll now return the correct key codes for (SHIFT/CTRL/ALT+)F1-F12, ALTGR+Key and others. It also correctly translates all characters to the correct code page (important for non-US users).
After I finished the fixes, I realized that the returned key code to close the window is CHR$(255)+"X" (&H58FF) but this is the same key code for SHIFT+F5.
This might cause trouble with old QB compatible applications that use SHIFT+F5 and that's the reason for this poll.
I'd like to change the key code for a "CLOSE WINDOW" event to something different but this would break applications that rely on this feature.
Here are the current arguments for and against the change:
Pro:
- CLOSE key code collides with SHIFT+F5 which may break older applications
- SHIFT+F5 normally doesn't mean that the application should close
ALT+F4 is the key combination that Windows' users would expect to close the window.
- FB is still BETA and changes may not hurt so much at this stage
Contra:
- The current FB users may rely on the CLOSE window key code
- CHR$(255)+"X" is a mnemonic which is very easy to remember
I see the following solutions:
- Leave it the way it currently is
To stay compatible with current FB applications
- Change CLOSE to ALT+F4
This is well-known (at least for Windows users), key code is &H6BFF
- Change CLOSE to CHR$(255,255)
This can be remembered easily and doesn't conflict with any existing key code
- Other solution
Maybe there is another solution that I haven't seen yet
Regards,
Mark
Regards,
Mark