[This is preliminary documentation and subject to change.]
The following table lists all the events generated by Active Accessibility server applications, in ascending numeric order. The EVENT_MIN and EVENT_MAX values represent the lowest and highest possible event values, respectively.
For more information about events, see WinEvents.
EVENT_SYSTEM_SOUND | A sound is being played. | Notes |
EVENT_SYSTEM_ALERT | An alert was generated. | Notes |
EVENT_SYSTEM_FOREGROUND | The foreground window is changing. | Notes |
EVENT_SYSTEM_MENUSTART | An application is entering a modal menu loop. | Notes |
EVENT_SYSTEM_MENUEND | An application is exiting a modal menu loop. | Notes |
EVENT_SYSTEM_MENUPOPUPSTART | A pop-up menu is being displayed. | Notes |
EVENT_SYSTEM_MENUPOPUPEND | A pop-up menu is being removed. | Notes |
EVENT_SYSTEM_CAPTURESTART | A window received mouse capture. | |
EVENT_SYSTEM_CAPTUREEND | A window lost mouse capture. | |
EVENT_SYSTEM_MOVESIZESTART | A window entered a modal move or size loop. | |
EVENT_SYSTEM_MOVESIZEEND | A window exited a modal move or size loop. | |
EVENT_SYSTEM_CONTEXTHELPSTART | A window entered context-sensitive Help mode. | |
EVENT_SYSTEM_CONTEXTHELPEND | A window exited context-sensitive Help mode. | |
EVENT_SYSTEM_DRAGDROPSTART | An application is about to enter drag-and-drop mode. | Notes |
EVENT_SYSTEM_DRAGDROPEND | An application is about to exit drag-and-drop mode. | Notes |
EVENT_SYSTEM_DIALOGSTART | A dialog box was displayed. | Notes |
EVENT_SYSTEM_DIALOGEND | A dialog box was removed. | Notes |
EVENT_SYSTEM_SCROLLINGSTART | A scroll bar is being tracked. | Notes |
EVENT_SYSTEM_SCROLLINGEND | A scroll bar is no longer being tracked. | Notes |
EVENT_SYSTEM_SWITCHSTART | The user pressed alt+tab. | Notes |
EVENT_SYSTEM_SWITCHEND | The user released alt+tab. | Notes |
EVENT_SYSTEM_MINIMIZESTART | A window object is about to be minimized or maximized. | |
EVENT_SYSTEM_MINIMIZEEND | A window object was minimized or maximized. | |
EVENT_OBJECT_CREATE | An object was created. | Notes |
EVENT_OBJECT_DESTROY | An object was destroyed. | Notes |
EVENT_OBJECT_SHOW | An object is being shown. | Notes |
EVENT_OBJECT_HIDE | An object is being hidden. | Notes |
EVENT_OBJECT_REORDER | A container object's children are changing their z-order placements. | Notes |
EVENT_OBJECT_FOCUS | An object is receiving keyboard focus. | Notes |
EVENT_OBJECT_SELECTION | An object selection change occurred. | Notes |
EVENT_OBJECT_SELECTIONADD | An object was added to the selection. | Notes |
EVENT_OBJECT_SELECTIONREMOVE | An object was removed from the selection. | Notes |
EVENT_OBJECT_SELECTIONWITHIN | Numerous selection changes occurred within a container. | Notes |
EVENT_OBJECT_STATECHANGE | An object's state changed. | Notes |
EVENT_OBJECT_LOCATIONCHANGE | An object is changing location, shape, or size. | Notes |
EVENT_OBJECT_NAMECHANGE | An object's Name property changed. | |
EVENT_OBJECT_DESCRIPTIONCHANGE | An object's Description property changed. | |
EVENT_OBJECT_VALUECHANGE | An object's Value property changed. | |
EVENT_OBJECT_PARENTCHANGE | An object has a new parent object. | |
EVENT_OBJECT_HELPCHANGE | An object's Help property changed. | |
EVENT_OBJECT_DEFACTIONCHANGE | An object's DefaultAction property changed. | |
EVENT_OBJECT_ACCELERATORCHANGE | An object's KeyboardShortcut property changed. |