DirectX SDK

DirectInput and Japanese Keyboards

There are substantial differences between Japanese and U.S. keyboards. The following chart lists the additional keys that are available on each type of Japanese keyboard. It also lists the keys that are available on U.S. keyboards but are missing on the various Japanese keyboards.

Also note that on some NEC PC-98 keyboards, the DIK_CAPSLOCK and DIK_KANA keys are toggle buttons and not push buttons. These generate a down event when first pressed, then generate an up event when pressed a second time.

Keyboard Additional Keys Missing Keys
DOS/V 106 Keyboard, NEC PC-98 106 Keyboard DIK_AT, DIK_CIRCUMFLEX, DIK_COLON, DIK_CONVERT, DIK_KANA, DIK_KANJI, DIK_NOCONVERT, DIK_YEN DIK_APOSTROPHE, DIK_EQUALS, DIK_GRAVE
NEC PC-98 Standard Keyboard, NEC PC-98 Laptop Keyboard DIK_AT, DIK_CIRCUMFLEX, DIK_COLON, DIK_F13, DIK_F14, DIK_F15, DIK_KANA, DIK_KANJI, DIK_NOCONVERT, DIK_NUMPADCOMMA, DIK_NUMPADEQUALS, DIK_STOP, DIK_UNDERLINE, DIK_YEN DIK_APOSTROPHE, DIK_BACKSLASH, DIK_EQUALS, DIK_GRAVE, DIK_NUMLOCK, DIK_NUMPADENTER, DIK_RCONTROL, DIK_RMENU, DIK_RSHIFT, DIK_SCROLL
AX Keyboard DIK_AX, DIK_CONVERT, DIK_KANJI, DIK_NOCONVERT, DIK_YEN DIK_RCONTROL, DIK_RMENU
J-3100 Keyboard DIK_KANA, DIK_KANJI, DIK_NOLABEL, DIK_YEN DIK_RCONTROL, DIK_RMENU