Touch Screen (Stylus) Messages (Windows CE 5.0)

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The following table shows the stylus messages, with a description of the purpose of each.

Programming element Description
WM_CAPTURECHANGED This message is sent to the window losing the capture.
WM_GETICON This message is sent to a window to retrieve the handle of the big or small icon associated with a window.
WM_LBUTTONDBLCLK This message is posted when one of the following condition occurs:
  • The user double-taps the touch screen while the stylus is pressed to the touch screen in the client area of a window.
  • The user double-clicks the mouse while the cursor is located within the client area of a window.
WM_LBUTTONDOWN This message is posted when the user presses the touch screen in the client area of a window or presses the left mouse button while the cursor is located within the client area of a window.
WM_LBUTTONUP This message is posted when the user releases the stylus from the touch screen while the stylus is pressed to the touch screen in the client area of a window or when the user releases the left mouse button while the cursor is located within the client area of a window.
WM_MOUSEMOVE This message is posted to a window when user moves the mouse while pressing the left mouse button or moves the stylus while the tip is down.
WM_SETCURSOR This message is sent to a window if the mouse causes the cursor to move within a window and mouse input is not captured.
WM_SETICON This message is sent by an application to associate a new big or small icon with a window.

See Also

Touch Screen (Stylus) Reference | Touch Screen (Stylus) Application Development

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