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GoFiler Legato Script Reference
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Chapter Fifteen — Windows/OS Functions (continued)
Generally, user input is processed via Windows messages, via dialog controls and various window classes. However, the keyboard and can be directly accessed via a number of functions. For example, a script can peek at a specific key to see if it is pressed or to check the mouse position. In addition, keyboard and mouse actions can be sent back to a program, including the host.
Keyboard keys are referenced at a low and mid-level within Legato via Windows virtual keys. A virtual key specifies a position on the keyboard or human interface device (HID). At a low-level, there is no ‘a’ and ‘A’ characters, only the ‘A’ virtual key and the virtual key ‘Shift’, which when interpreted. make the pressing of the ‘A’ key a lowercase or uppercase character. Various keys are defined in the Legato SDK (based on the Windows SDK) and are listed in Appendix A — Legato SDK Standard Definitions. Common keys are VK_SHIFT, VK_CONTROL, letters such as VK_O, or numbers such as VK_7. Note that the numeric keypad has different key codes that the top row of numbers on the keyboard.
(Reserved)
Keyboard:
IsKeyPressed — Reads the state of a specific keyboard code.
Mouse:
GetCursorPosition — Returns the current caret position in screen or client coordinates.
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