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Setting up Tk event callbacks, including key pressing events are explained thoroughly in the chapter 'Anatomy of the main loop' of O'Reilly's 'Mastering perl/Tk'. ISBN 1565927168

Update: the chapter is available on line: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/mastperltk/chapter/ch15.html - to find the relevant section keystroke events come under the event class of 'window events'

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Re^2: Creating keybinds GLOBALY!
by Ace128 (Hermit) on Aug 04, 2005 at 11:15 UTC
    Ah, yes. That binding I know of... However, it doesnt work when window is out of focus... (as I recall)
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      If the window is out of focus, Windows will deliver the keystrokes to whichever application it considers to be in focus. That fact has nothing to do at all with whatever perl method you use to capture the keystrokes. In fact that behaviour is user-configurable under linux and windows and is therefore entirely beyond the power of the programmer (unless you hack the O/S and invent your personal GUI paradigm).

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      If you set up a shortcut to the perl/tk app. on the desktop, then you can also setup a shortcut ket that will start the app regardless of what application currently has the focus.

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