BUG: Pressing SHIFT+ESC Doesn't Generate WM_CHAR on Windows 95

ID: Q129861

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit (SDK) on the following platforms:

      - Microsoft Windows 95
      - Microsoft Windows 98
  

SYMPTOMS

If you press SHIFT+ESC in an application running under Windows 95 or Windows 98, it doesn't generate a WM_CHAR message even though it does generates a WM_CHAR message for applications running under Windows version 3.x and Windows NT.

CAUSE

The key table that TranslateMessage on Windows 95 and Windows 98 uses to generate the WM_CHAR messages doesn't include the SHIFT+ESC key combination.

RESOLUTION

If you need to use this key combination, use the WM_KEYDOWN or WM_KEYUP messages.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words:

Keywords          : kbInput kbKeyIn kbGrpUser kbWinOS95bug kbWinOS98bug 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: December 26, 1998