>Subject: Re: Detecting power OFF event
>From: "Alexander M. Budge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2000 11:08:03 -0500
>I noticed in include/Core/System/Chars.h that there is a vchrAutoOff
>virtual key code. I am new to the PalmOS, but I imagine that a
>keyDownEvent pops out of EvtGetEvent before an auto-shutoff with this
>KeyDown.chr. There is also a vchrPowerOff virtual key code which more
>generally signals both hard-key and auto power-off occurances, but this
>is only in PalmOS 3.2 and later.
>Alex
This issue has been discussed in previous threads.
I believe the only reliable way to catch a power off event is to
do it in a shared library as the OS sends a power off event to
shared libraries. (Certainly for any program that want to run
pre-OS3.5)
Roger Stringer
Marietta Systems, Inc.
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