[SOLVED] Keyboard input - display on screen

[palmier278]

Hi,
I am part of a computer help association for seniors. I would like to submit a question that I was asked during a course.
For instance, when you press the letter A on the keyboard and only the application Paint is open.
What happens to the data ( letter A) ? Is the data destroyed by the OS?

Thanks.
Palmier278

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

No, keyboard typing input is simply ignored unless a text-editor is open and in focus.

(Notwithstanding that some applications (and Windows itself) will recognise and react to any relevant shortcut keys).

 

[palmier278]

Thanks for your answer.

In my example, when you press the letter A on the keyboard and only the application Paint is open. Yes, keyboard typing input is ignored. But, does computer store this keyboard typing input of the letter A and will use it when a text-editor will be open later?

 

[Nigel Spike]

If you have Paint in text mode and have clicked on the screen to produce a text field, when pressing the A key, an A will be written on screen inside the text field.
If you just press the A key, nothing happens, and the keyboard input is ignored. It will not be saved.

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

Thanks for your answer.

In my example, when you press the letter A on the keyboard and only the application Paint is open. Yes, keyboard typing input is ignored. But, does computer store this keyboard typing input of the letter A and will use it when a text-editor will be open later?

No, ignored input is not stored anywhere for future use.