How to find the status of INS, CAP, NUM keys??

Question

Hello everyone,
I am trying to develop a text editor where i want to show the status of INSERT, CAPS-LOCK, and NUM-LOCK keys.
i am able to know the key pressed using KeyEvent.VK_CAPS_LOCK, KeyEvent.VK_INSERT, KeyEvent.VK_NUM_LOCK respectievely.
But, i want to know the initial status i.e the status of the keys at the time of starting the application.
Is there any way to get the key properties i.e whether they are on/off?
so that I can use them as the initial status and then can change afterwards.
Thanks in advance,
Regards,

Answer 1

@Mr_Evil,
Sir,
Does it have such a state? Since INS key is not locking key (coz, on the keyboard it shows Num Lock, Caps Lock, Scroll Lock..but not Ins Lock. The former one have led too to indicate the status) we are not able to query the Key directly.
Isn't it up to the
application to decide whether it should be in insert
or overwrite mode?Exactly, this is done in EDIT (type EDIT at command prompt)...inspite of whatever the key status is, it starts with INS off mode.
But consider the case of MS WORD,
It does not start with a particular mode. It depends upon the system's INS key status..
Let, initially the Key is off.
Start MS WORD...OVR will be hidden in status bar
Again close MS WORD and press the INS key once.
Again Start MS WORD...and you will find out that OVR is showing.
This is my point, if we cannot do it directly...then is there any other way to do the same.any idea how to find this status?
I hope I am clear what I need?
Regards,