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 Forum: Feature Requests   Topic: Differentiate Ctrl-Esc, Windows Key, Surface Touch Win Btn

Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2014 9:55 pm 

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Works perfectly! Thanks man. Now CSM is usable on the surface pro 2, without breaking metro for tablet use!

Best regards,
///Leif

 Forum: Feature Requests   Topic: Differentiate Ctrl-Esc, Windows Key, Surface Touch Win Btn

Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2014 11:35 pm 

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Thanks, GauravK! I will try it shortly.

 Forum: Feature Requests   Topic: Differentiate Ctrl-Esc, Windows Key, Surface Touch Win Btn

Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2014 12:25 pm 

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I am almost sure the hardware button just simulates pressing Win on the keyboard. So GetKeyState may actually report that VK_LWIN is pressed. It doesn't, Ivo. I tested it to make sure, before I posted. Wouldn't want to request something impossible ;). The low-order bit (of the GetAsyncKeyState VK_L...

 Forum: Feature Requests   Topic: Differentiate Ctrl-Esc, Windows Key, Surface Touch Win Btn

Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2014 11:24 am 

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Hi Ivo! I don't mean to add more. I need the windows logo touch key on the surface pro to open the metro start screen as opposed to the start menu. When using the surface as a tablet, that's how you access the start screen. I could live with Ctrl-Esc and the Windows Key both being treated the same (...

 Forum: Feature Requests   Topic: Differentiate Ctrl-Esc, Windows Key, Surface Touch Win Btn

Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 10:58 am 

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Just to add some information, I'm not sure how ClassicShell is currently hooked into the start menu. It may be that it doesn't tell you which key actually resulted in the start menu being opened. But, I just did some experiments myself, and if there is absolutely no other way to do it, GetAsyncKeySt...

 Forum: Feature Requests   Topic: Differentiate Ctrl-Esc, Windows Key, Surface Touch Win Btn

Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 10:16 am 

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Hi, Awesome utility! Thank you very much. I'm running Windows 8.1 on a Surface Pro 2. Is it possible to make ClassicShell actually tell the difference between: 1. Ctrl-Esc 2. WinKey 3. The Windows Logo touch key on the Surface Pro http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/67521761/surface_start.png Right n...
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