"Jack Black" wrote:

> Hi, all! I'm working out an idea to build an application that responds to
> hotkeys in any application, and was hoping some of you might have input.
>
> Basically, I want to build an application along the lines of an old
> DOS-style TSR (terminate and stay resident) kind of application. I'm
> assuming that it'll be running as a user service (or even a system service,
> but it'll probably be user-specific). However, the question arises in that
> I'm uncertain as to whether RegisterHotKey method will do what I need it to
> do, and will the service override the hotkeys in the current in-focus
> application. For example, if I build a Ctrl-P in my app (obvious example,
> but I'd never do so), if running as a user service would my Ctrl-P override
> (for example) Word's Ctrl-P?
>
> I don't want to go so far as to hook Word events by my service; rather, I
> want to just have an app that responds to any hotkey irrespective of the
> current in-focus application.
>
> Thoughts? Suggestions? Comments? :)
> Thanks!
> Jack
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