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Find out what process registered a global hotkey? (Windows API)

As far as I've been able to find out, Windows doesn't offer an API function to tell what application has registered a global hotkey (via RegisterHotkey). I can only find out that a hotkey is registered if RegisterHotkey returns false, but not who…
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Change Keyboard Layout for Other Process

I'm writing a program in C# that runs in the background and allows users to use a hotkey to switch keyboard layouts in the active window. (Windows only supports CTRL+SHIFT and ALT+SHIFT) I'm using RegisterHotKey to catch the hotkey, and it's…
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Global hotkey with WIN32 API?

I've been able to set local hotkeys like this RegisterHotKey(hwndDlg, 100, MOD_ALT | MOD_CONTROL, 'S'); How can I set the hotkey to be global? I want it to be there even when my window is hidden.
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Detecting Ctrl+V with RegisterHotKey but not intercepting it

I need to detect when a user presses Ctrl+V(regardless of window focus - my app will likely be minimised) but I must not stop the actual paste operation. I have tried a few things: (I am successfully binding to keystrokes with RegisterHotKey) I…
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Global hotkey release (keyup)? (WIN32 API)

Is there a way to notice the release of a hot-key button registered with RegisterHotKey? I get a WM_HOTKEY message every time I press the hot-key but I need to know when the key was released
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Register more than one hotkey with RegisterHotKey

I found this little piece of code to register an hotkey: [DllImport("user32.dll")] public static extern bool RegisterHotKey(IntPtr hWnd, int id, int fsModifiers, int vlc); protected override void WndProc(ref Message m) { if…
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Register hot key that is already used

Background: I want to listen to a hot key sequence (Ctrl+Alt+Left) globally, so I'm using: [DllImport("user32.dll")] private static extern bool RegisterHotKey(IntPtr hWnd, int id, uint fsModifiers, uint vk); This works great with many other hot key…
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How can my form detect KeyDown events when another control has the focus?

procedure TMainForm.KeyDown(Sender: TObject; var Key: Word; Shift: TShiftState); begin if (GetKeyState(Ord('Q'))<0) and (GetKeyState(Ord('W'))<0) and (GetKeyState(Ord('E'))<0) then ShowMessage('You pressed it'); end; the above event only work…
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Calling a powershell function with a global hotkey

I want to use a function from my Powershell script by triggering a global hotkey (the combination Ctrl+Shift+F12) which is registered and unregistered by my script. I need to access a .NET object created by my script. In pseudo code: $object_i_need…
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How to detect programmatically whether code is running in shared DLL or exe?

A have a C# class which simplifies the handling of global hot keys. This class uses the Win32-API function RegisterHotKey() to register the hot keys. According to MSDN this function needs an ID value in the range 0x0000 through 0xBFFF when calling…
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How to define a mouse gesture in C#

I want to define a mouse gesture in C# with below properties: Firing the event before other applications that have same gesture Define different gesture based on different user mouse speed. So what is the best solution?
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SendInput fails after processing a hotkey containing "Ctrl"

I'm writing a Windows executable in Dephi 2007 (32 bit) which sends keystrokes to another application. Pressing a hotkey or hotkey combination from within the other application causes my app to send keystrokes to that application. My approach works…
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Associate a file extension to an application within C# application

I need to associate a file extension to a specific executable application and write its value in th register , so i see this tutorial : tutorial so i create a new Wpf application in which i add this class : public class FileAssociation { …
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C++ RegisterHotKey without overriding existing functionality

When I register a hot key in C++ (the PrtScn key in this case), I noticed that the original functionality is lost. The key does not capture an image of the screen any more. IS there a way to register the hot key without breaking its existing…
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How to create a global hotkey on Windows with 3 arguments?

Just like Ctl, Alt + delete I want to write a program, which uses global hotkeys with 3 or more arguments in python. The assigned function should only perform when I press all three keys on my keyboard. For example alt, windows and…
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