April 8th, 1999, 02:29 PM
How do I go about catching keyboard messages (WM_KEYDOWN, etc.) for the entire screen, not just my app's window? Thanks in advance,
Don McGee
EUSDHM@am1.ericsson.se
Don McGee
EUSDHM@am1.ericsson.se
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Daniel Levine
April 8th, 1999, 05:14 PM
Hi,
To catch a message globally, you have to install a hook procedure. In order for the hook to be system wide, the hook callback function itself has to be contained in a DLL. To catch all messages, use SetWindowsHookEx with the hook type as WM_CALLWNDPROC. If you only want to catch a specific type of message, there are other constants to suit your needs. You should check the documentation for full details.
Daniel.
To catch a message globally, you have to install a hook procedure. In order for the hook to be system wide, the hook callback function itself has to be contained in a DLL. To catch all messages, use SetWindowsHookEx with the hook type as WM_CALLWNDPROC. If you only want to catch a specific type of message, there are other constants to suit your needs. You should check the documentation for full details.
Daniel.
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