PRB: Event for the F10 key not fired in a Java Applet

• Microsoft Win32 Virtual Machine for Java

SYMPTOMS

If you use the F10 key in an applet, the event does not get fired for the Java applet, instead the File menu in Internet Explorer 3.x gets the focus.

RESOLUTION

This problem does not occur under the Microsoft Virtual Machine for Java provided in the SDK 2.0 for Java and Internet Explorer 4.0.

STATUS

This is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Use the following code snippet in a Java applet to reproduce the behavior:

   public boolean keyDown(Event  evt, int  key)
      {
         if (key == Event.F2)
            showStatus("F2 Key pressed");
         else if (key == Event.F10) //Will switch to the IE3.x File
                                 //menu
            showStatus("F10 Key pressed");
         else return false;
         return true;
      }

REFERENCES

For the latest Knowledge Base articles and other support information on Visual J++ and the SDK for Java, see the following page on the Microsoft Technical Support site:

   http://support.microsoft.com/support/visualj/
   http://support.microsoft.com/support/java/