CODEWITHSUNDEEP
vb6
Insane
Insane

Reputation: 43

How do I use KeyDown Events when the form isn't active?

When I press Q, I have code that makes my mouse move away and click, therefore making the form inactive, and clicking whatever was there.

Now, when I press Q again, it doesn't work, because the form is inactive. How do I make the KeyDown events still fire when the form is not active?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 1270

Answers (1)

coolmine
coolmine

Reputation: 4463

If your application doesn't have focus then it can not trigger the KeyDown events.

In those cases you have two options. Assuming you only want to monitor 1-2 keys then you can register a hotkey using the RegisterHotKey function as seen in this example.

If you want to monitor more than that then it would be more sensible to use a low level keyboard hook instead.

Upvotes: 3

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