Code archives/BlitzPlus Gui/Disable Alt+Tab Easily
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| This code disables Alt+Tab while the program is running by assigning the "Alt+Tab" sequence a HotKey property for your window. E.g. your window snatches the "Alt+Tab" key presses from the O/S. LOL. Dead easy to use - just make sure that you use UnRegisterHotKey() once app has finished otherwise some users may not be able to regain "Alt+Tab" functionality when program closes. .lib "user32.dll" RegisterHotKey%(hwnd%,id%,modifiers%,virtualkey%) UnregisterHotKey%(hwnd%,id%)The "100" specified as ID for the hotkey could be anything I think but I know 100 works so best to stick with that. I have tried to change this script to block the "Windows Key" also to no avail. Hope this helps someone out there... | |||||
wndMain = CreateWindow("Hello",100,100,400,300,0,1)
hwnd = QueryObject(wndMain,1)
RegisterHotKey(hwnd,100,$1,$9) ;Alt Tab
Repeat
event = WaitEvent()
Select event
Case $803
UnregisterHotKey(hwnd,100)
End
End Select
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| What happens if my app crashes before it can execute UnRegisterHotKey? |
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| On my Win XP Pro computer it automatically removes the hot key but I thought that it was good practice to put it in as it may not do so on Win 98/NE etc. On my XP computer though, there's no problem!!! |
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| I've got a win98SE machine so I might give this a try, if I'm feeling brave. Just don't want to fubar my system, if I can help it. :) Thanks. |
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| OK - Thanks Chris. I think it should work and if not, restarting the system should remove all "HotKey" assignments. |
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OK, I tried this on my win98SE machine in blitz3D using:
hwnd = SystemProperty("AppHWND")
RegisterHotKey(hwnd,100,$1,$9) ;Alt Tab
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UnregisterHotKey(hwnd,100)
But it doesn't work. :( Disabling alt+tab on win98 machines seems to be a real pain, by all accounts. |
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| Try BlackJumper's StickyKey.dll it does otherstuff AND removes Alt+Tab. |
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| I tested for BlackJumper in the past to try and get it to work on win98 - no joy. He's going to have another go at some point, though. |
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| for win98: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/226359/en-us/ |
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| For a related thread on detecting Alt+TAB and other ways to lose focus see Eikon and Grey Alien's work on this thread |
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