User Input Function Descriptions

Table 9.4 summarizes the user input functions. The complete function descriptions follow the table.

Table 9.4. User Input Function Summary
Function Purpose
ActivateKeyboardLayout Activates a different keyboard layout
BlockInput Blocks keyboard and mouse input events from reaching applications
ClientToScreen Converts a point from client coordinates to screen coordinates
ClipCursor Confines the mouse cursor to an area on the screen
CopyCursor Copies a cursor
CreateCaret Creates a caret shape
CreateCursor Creates a cursor shape
DestroyCaret Removes a caret from a window
DestroyCursor Deletes a cursor created with CreateCursor
DragDetect Captures the mouse and detects drags
GetAsyncKeyState Finds out if a key has been ...

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