Keyboard questions

vvvv beta general
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Is there any way to catch keystrokes when vvvv is in background (other application is focused)?

Also I’m using AutoHotKey to replace some keystrokes but seems that vvvv is bypassing that, is there any way to avoid this?

Thanks

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helo gb,

Keyboard (System Global) is using a system hook and therefore should get all keyboard events even if vvvv is running in the background.

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Thanks for your answer Joreg,

In my particular case Keyboard (System Global) is just working when vvvv gets focus. I’m testing it reading the ASCII code on a IObox. and when vvvv lost focus pressing keys doesn’t do anything.

Besides that vvvv is bypassing an script I’m using to remap keyboard keys, any workaround for that?

best

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hola,

not sure what you mean exactly, lets see…

when you start the attached patch, pressing keys on your keyboard you should see them appear in the iobox no matter if vvvv has focus or not. is this so? for me it is.

  • Besides that vvvv is bypassing an script I’m using to remap keyboard keys, any workaround for that?
    what kind of script is this? vvvv is using a system keyboard hook. probably your script does the same and this is causing a conflict? not sure how to workaround that though…

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