Microsoft KB Archive/67854

= Mouse Menu Key Sequences: Corrections and Additions =

Article ID: 67854

Article Last Modified on 9/24/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Mouse Driver 9.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Mouse Driver 9.1 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Mouse Driver 7.04 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Mouse Driver 8.2 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q67854



SUMMARY
Page 71 of the &quot;Microsoft Mouse Programmer's Reference&quot; lists &quot;Key Sequences That Can't Be Simulated&quot; using the menu programming TYPE statement. These keys cannot be simulated in a mouse menu because the key or key sequence is suppressed in the ROM BIOS. The list that is presented in the guide is incomplete, and in certain instances it is in need of revision.



MORE INFORMATION
Each suppressed key mentioned is the lowercase character on the key. It is understood, but not explicitly stated, that the uppercase character on these keys will also be suppressed. A number of keys and key combinations that are suppressed and cannot be emulated are not mentioned in the guide. Some of the additions and corrections that can be made to the published list are given below.

KEY COMBINATIONS FOR 83-KEY KEYBOARD
For the IBM PC and compatibles with a standard 83-key keyboard, the following keys and key combinations are suppressed.

NOTE: Where applicable the uppercase character is given in parentheses.

In Combination With the ALT Key
RIGHT TAB ` (~) \ (|) ALT HOME PG UP NUMPAD 5 NUMPAD + END PG DN INS DEL

In Combination with the CTRL Key
CTRL ` (~) NUMPAD 5 NUMPAD +

KEY COMBINATIONS FOR 84-KEY KEYBOARD
For the IBM AT and compatibles with a 84-key keyboard, the following keys and key combinations are suppressed:

In Combination with the ALT Key
` (~) \ (|) TAB (right and left) ALT

With ALT and on the Numeric Keypad
7 (HOME) 1 (END) 5 0 (INS) 9 (PG UP) 3 (PG DN) - (SYS RQ) +

In combination with the CTRL Key
ENTER CTRL

With CTRL and on the Numeric Keypad
5 - (SYS RQ) + For the IBM PS/2 and compatibles with a 101- and 102-key keyboard, the following keys and key combinations are suppressed:

In combination with the ALT key and on the Numeric Keypad
7 (HOME) 1 (END) 5 0 (INS) 9 (PG UP) 3 (PG DN) - (SYS RQ) +

In combination with the CTRL Key
` (~) CTRL ALT SCROLL LOCK

With CTRL and on the Numeric Keypad
+

EXCEPTIONS AND CORRECTIONS
The exceptions and corrections to the list of suppressed key and key combinations given on pages 71-72 of the &quot;Microsoft Mouse Programmer's Reference&quot; (Copyright 1989) are noted below.

The followings key combinations can be represented using extended-keyboard-scan codes with the IBM PS/2 and compatibles with a 101- and 102-key keyboard:   ALT+BACKSPACE ALT+ESC CTRL+INS CTRL+TAB The ALT key used in combination with any one of the following keys can also be represented using extended-keyboard-scan codes for the IBM PS/2 and compatibles with a 101- and 102-key keyboard:   [    ] ;  '   -  ,   .   /    * The CTRL key used in combination with the RIGHT ARROW and LEFT ARROW key can be represented on the PC, AT, and PS/2 keyboards.

For more information about this topic, see &quot;The Programmer's PC Sourcebook,&quot; pages 400-406; the &quot;IBM PC/AT Technical Reference,&quot; pages 4-21 and 5-14 to 5-23; and the &quot;IBM PS/2 Hardware Technical Reference,&quot; pages 41-49.

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