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Re: Keyboard question

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Subject: Re: Keyboard question
From: Bart Silverstrim <bsilver at chrononomicon dot com>
Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 14:14:45 -0400
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Fargo Holiday wrote:
 >
 > Bart Silverstrim wrote:
 >> Fargo Holiday wrote:
 >>
 >>> I suspect you'll find this to be platform specific, and accomplished
 >>> either through declares or a plugin. On the Windows side of things you
 >>> should be able to use a keyboard hook, though a note I saw on the
 >>> Windows Functionality Suite indicated that, for whatever reason, was
 >>> limited to the RB app having focus. Worth a shot in any case, assuming
 >>> you use Windows. On the Mac side I have no idea, but there's certainly
 >>> something similar.
 >>>
 >> This would most likely be Windows-centric (to answer the question).
 >>
 >> If no one on the list knows, is there a way to contact someone at RS
 >> about this kind of question?
 >> _______________________________________________
 >>
 > Well, yes, a Win32 hook is Windows-centric. Since you haven't mentioned
 > what platform you're coding for, OS X, OS 7.54 <oh lord... so broken>,
 > Fedora Core 3, and so on, it's going to be tough to get meaningful 
answers.

Sorry, I guess I wasn't clear where I said it would most likely be 
Windows-centric.

 > Also, at least in Windows, a program that monitors system-wide
 > keystrokes may be identified as a virus.

A virus programmed in REALBasic...that would be interesting.  How 
ginormous would that be?? Not only non-stealth but totally anti-stealth! :-)
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