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Would it be possible to write a perl script with a TK GUI for Win32, that ALWAYS fetches the keyboard input EVEN if it is not the top window ( i.e gets minimized, or another window is maximized ).
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Re: Win32 TK program that always fetches keyboard input?
by Jouke (Curate) on Mar 27, 2001 at 17:14 UTC
    As far as I know this is not possible. The reason why I think this is because Tk is a layer on top of a windowmanager, which does the kind of control you describe. The way to do it would be to write something at the level of the windowmanager (you could look into the WM:: hierarchy though), which is the level the windows operating system operates at.

    Perhaps a better solution for you (if you want to use the Win32 platform) is to use one of the Win32:: modules that are available, like the Win32::GUI ones, but I have no experience with them.

    Jouke Visser, Perl 'Adept'
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