Shoutbox

Is there a way of reading keys being typed by the user while not actually being in the chat window? So that say they could type up a command on the fly from the contact list and open up some form of configuration window or etc.

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Originally posted by Omnipotence
Is there a way of reading keys being typed by the user while not actually being in the chat window? So that say they could type up a command on the fly from the contact list and open up some form of configuration window or etc.

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Take a look at GetAsyncKeyState

But that wouldn't tell you when something was typed without it being on a timer (which would be VERY messy).

My suggestion would be to be like HopperLive does; use an external DLL that creates a hidden window. This window registers a system-wide hotkey to itself and processes it when it receives the right message. The window is always open but is invisible.

Wow, thats great thanks! However the next problem arises that what could I do to run that when a key is pressed down. The command only runs when it is called. Looping would kill the CPU speed and so I would be looking for a funciton that calls whenever a key is pressed... any idea as to that?

And yes, the other viable opion was that timer. Which again sounds prettyyy messy... external DLL... errr Im not sure I know how to handle that.