Re: [GD-Windows] GetAsyncKeyState / DI

[Pierre T. <p.t...@wa...>]

> "Although the least significant bit of the return value indicates whether
> the key has been pressed since the last query, due to the pre-emptive
> multitasking nature of Windows, another application can call
> GetAsyncKeyState and receive the "recently pressed" bit instead of your
> application. The behavior of the least significant bit of the return value
> is retained strictly for compatibility with 16-bit Windows applications
> (which are non-preemptive) and should not be relied upon."
>
> So you can't really rely upon this bit being set correctly.

Ooooh that's nasty !

Maybe it's time for me to update my MSDN since that paragraph is *not*
included in mine.

...and actually that might explains a lot of weird things I've seen
recently..... Sigh.

Many thanks, very useful piece of info.......................

Pierre