I have a Windows CE 5.0 based device.  We have a touchscreen, joystick, and 
hardware buttons.  The joystick and hardware buttons are mapped to mouse 
event and keyboard events respectively, using a custom driver.

We sometimes have a USB Keyboard attached and need to detect that case to 
prevent he SIP from displaying.

I've searched and tried several solutions, but nothing has fit the bill yet. 
Looking in the registry doesn't seem to work as there is no 
"Software\Microsoft\Shell\HasKeyboard" key.  Also, GetKeyboardStatus() 
always returns 3 (has keyboard).

I'm guessing that I'm not the first person to need this and am hoping 
someone can't point me in the right direction.

Thanks,

Drew

Does the SIP hide itself as soon as you press a key on the hardware 
keyboard?  I think that the OS should do that automatically.  If so, good 
enough?

Paul T.

"DrewCE"  wrote in message 
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>I have a Windows CE 5.0 based device.  We have a touchscreen, joystick, and 
>hardware buttons.  The joystick and hardware buttons are mapped to mouse 
>event and keyboard events respectively, using a custom driver.
>
> We sometimes have a USB Keyboard attached and need to detect that case to 
> prevent he SIP from displaying.
>
> I've searched and tried several solutions, but nothing has fit the bill 
> yet. Looking in the registry doesn't seem to work as there is no 
> "Software\Microsoft\Shell\HasKeyboard" key.  Also, GetKeyboardStatus() 
> always returns 3 (has keyboard).
>
> I'm guessing that I'm not the first person to need this and am hoping 
> someone can't point me in the right direction.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Drew
>
> 

Unfortunately, no.  Our requirement is to only display the SIP if the 
keyboard is not present.

Drew

"Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <p space tobey no spam AT no instrument no spam DOT 
com> wrote in message news:OUbbmMP4HHA.4712@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> Does the SIP hide itself as soon as you press a key on the hardware 
> keyboard?  I think that the OS should do that automatically.  If so, good 
> enough?
>
> Paul T.
>
> "DrewCE"  wrote in message 
> news:OQ1r$GP4HHA.748@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>I have a Windows CE 5.0 based device.  We have a touchscreen, joystick, 
>>and hardware buttons.  The joystick and hardware buttons are mapped to 
>>mouse event and keyboard events respectively, using a custom driver.
>>
>> We sometimes have a USB Keyboard attached and need to detect that case to 
>> prevent he SIP from displaying.
>>
>> I've searched and tried several solutions, but nothing has fit the bill 
>> yet. Looking in the registry doesn't seem to work as there is no 
>> "Software\Microsoft\Shell\HasKeyboard" key.  Also, GetKeyboardStatus() 
>> always returns 3 (has keyboard).
>>
>> I'm guessing that I'm not the first person to need this and am hoping 
>> someone can't point me in the right direction.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Drew
>>
>>
>
> 

You might try some of the bits hinted at by "USB Function Controller Driver 
Bus Interface" in the Platform Builder help for CE5.  Generally, though, 
there's no interface to see if a given HID device is there or to talk to HID 
devices, as there would be on the desktop.

Paul T.

"DrewCE"  wrote in message 
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> Unfortunately, no.  Our requirement is to only display the SIP if the 
> keyboard is not present.
>
> Drew
>
> "Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <p space tobey no spam AT no instrument no spam DOT 
> com> wrote in message news:OUbbmMP4HHA.4712@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Does the SIP hide itself as soon as you press a key on the hardware 
>> keyboard?  I think that the OS should do that automatically.  If so, good 
>> enough?
>>
>> Paul T.
>>
>> "DrewCE"  wrote in message 
>> news:OQ1r$GP4HHA.748@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>I have a Windows CE 5.0 based device.  We have a touchscreen, joystick, 
>>>and hardware buttons.  The joystick and hardware buttons are mapped to 
>>>mouse event and keyboard events respectively, using a custom driver.
>>>
>>> We sometimes have a USB Keyboard attached and need to detect that case 
>>> to prevent he SIP from displaying.
>>>
>>> I've searched and tried several solutions, but nothing has fit the bill 
>>> yet. Looking in the registry doesn't seem to work as there is no 
>>> "Software\Microsoft\Shell\HasKeyboard" key.  Also, GetKeyboardStatus() 
>>> always returns 3 (has keyboard).
>>>
>>> I'm guessing that I'm not the first person to need this and am hoping 
>>> someone can't point me in the right direction.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Drew
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>