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Thread: Is It Possible?

  1. November 6th, 2010, 03:39 AM #1
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    im just thinking. is it possible to capture key presses on a java program even a frame is not in focus?
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  2. November 6th, 2010, 11:24 AM #2
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    Default Re: Is It Possible?

    Without using JNI, no. The JVM will not receive any keypress events unless a component it controls is focused.
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  3. November 12th, 2010, 02:14 AM #3
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    oh well.. thank you.. i better start studying JNI then.. =)
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