How to detect ANY keyboard activity?

Seymour Clufley · Post by **Seymour Clufley** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 7:44 pm

I could run a For..Next loop going through all the VK codes with GetASyncKeyState, but is there a simpler way to find out if ANY keys have been pressed?

I don't actually need to know what the keys are, you see, I just need to know if the user is typing.

tinman · Post by **tinman** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 7:46 pm

Add a callback procedure and check for #WM_KEYDOWN.

AND51 · Post by **AND51** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 8:24 pm

#PB_Key_All ?

KarLKoX · Post by **KarLKoX** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 9:24 pm

A keyboard hook with WH_KEYBOARD could be a solution.
When the dll catch a message, you (the dll) can then send a msg to your app.

Trond · Post by **Trond** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 10:06 pm

Code: Select all


OpenWindow(0, 0, 0, 512, 384, "", #PB_Window_ScreenCentered | #PB_Window_SystemMenu)
CreateGadgetList(WindowID(0))


Repeat
  Select WaitWindowEvent()
    Case #WM_KEYDOWN, #WM_KEYUP
      Debug "Type, type"
    Case #PB_Event_CloseWindow
      Break
  EndSelect
ForEver

djes · Post by **djes** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 11:03 pm

AND51 wrote:#PB_Key_All ?

+1 (see doc for KeyboardPushed), only for directx apps

Seymour Clufley · Post by **Seymour Clufley** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 7:08 am

Thank you all for your advice.

hardfalcon · Post by **hardfalcon** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 12:55 pm

Have a look at lowlevel keyboard hooks. There's some example code in the code archive, too...