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Retrieve information about the current keyboard
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// The GetKeyboardType function retrieves information about the current keyboard.
function KeyBoardType: string;
begin
case GetKeyboardType(0) of
1: Result := 'IBM PC/XT or compatible (83-key) keyboard';
2: Result := 'Olivetti "ICO" (102-key) keyboard';
3: Result := 'IBM PC/AT (84-key) or similar keyboard';
4: Result := 'IBM enhanced or compatible';
5: Result := 'Nokia 1050 and similar keyboards';
6: Result := 'Nokia 9140 and similar keyboards';
7: Result := 'Japanese keyboard'
else
Result := 'Unrecognized keyboard type';
end;
end;
function KeyBoardSubype: Integer;
begin
Result := GetKeyboardType(1);
end;
function NumberOfFunctionKeys: string;
begin
case GetKeyboardType(3) of
1: Result := '20';
2: Result := '12/18';
3: Result := '10';
4: Result := '12';
5: Result := '10';
6: Result := '24';
7: Result := 'Hardware dependent'
else
Result := 'N/A';
end;
end;
procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
label1.Caption := Format('Keyboard Type: %s', [KeyBoardType]);
Label2.Caption := Format('Keyboard Subtype: %d', [KeyBoardSubype]);
Label3.Caption := Format('Keyboard Subtype: %s', [NumberOfFunctionKeys]);
end;
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