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Notes 5. Illustrate the function of WM_CHAR message. Also discuss the parameters.
6. TranslateMessage produces the WM_DEADCHAR message when it processes the
WM_KEYDOWN message from a dead key. Comment.

7. Explain how to implement a Simple Keyboard Interface.
8. What are stock fonts? Also discuss using logical fonts with example.
9. Define text metric. Also illustrate the various members used in this structure.
10. Explain the concept of Keyboard Accelerators. Also illustrate the use of TranslateAccelerator
function.

Answers: Self Assessment

1. ANSI Character set 2. LOWER
3. INSTR 4. INSTR
5. WM_CHAR 6. wParam

7. dead 8. KeyPreview
9. fg_fontload() 10. logical
11. fg_logfont() 12. Text Metric

13. tmUnderlined 14. copy
15. accelerator 16. TranslateAccelerator

7.15 Further Readings

Books Brent E. Rector, Win32 Programming, Addison-Wesley
Charles Petzold, Programming Windows, Charles Petzold
Roger Mayne, Windows and Graphics Programming with Visual C++.NET, World
Scientific

Online link unicode.org/faq/font_keyboard.html

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