Extension Activity 5 – Input device event
messages
This activity explores event messages send
from input devices to application objects.
Perform the following tasks
(1) start notepad via the Windows "Start" menu
(2) minimise the window
(3) maximise the window
(4) type 3 lines that each say "this is a test"
(5) move the cursor with the arrow keys to the end of the
top line
(6) use the mouse to position the cursor
(caret) to the beginning of the second line
(7) run the application
"SimpleMessages" and make the circle smaller
(9) For each of the above actions, write
down one or more events that you may have caused to be sent to the "notepad.exe"
program.
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