You find this example project in your Plugins Download as a Xojo project file within the examples folder: /Win/Windows Hot Key
Class App Inherits Application
Const kEditClear = "&Delete"
Const kFileQuit = "&Quit"
Const kFileQuitShortcut = ""
End Class
Class Window1 Inherits Window
Control Listbox1 Inherits Listbox
ControlInstance Listbox1 Inherits Listbox
End Control
EventHandler Sub Open()
m = new MyWindowsKeyFilterMBS
if m.Install then
Listbox1.AddRow "Event handler installed"
else
Listbox1.AddRow "failed to install event handler"
end if
End EventHandler
Property Protected m As myWindowsKeyFilterMBS
End Class
MenuBar MenuBar1
MenuItem FileMenu = "&File"
MenuItem FileQuit = "#App.kFileQuit"
MenuItem EditMenu = "&Edit"
MenuItem EditUndo = "&Undo"
MenuItem UntitledMenu1 = "-"
MenuItem EditCut = "Cu&t"
MenuItem EditCopy = "&Copy"
MenuItem EditPaste = "&Paste"
MenuItem EditClear = "#App.kEditClear"
MenuItem UntitledMenu0 = "-"
MenuItem EditSelectAll = "Select &All"
End MenuBar
Class MyWindowsKeyFilterMBS Inherits WindowsKeyFilterMBS
EventHandler Function KeyDown(vkCode as integer, scanCode as integer, flags as integer, time as integer) As Boolean
if vkCode = &h74 then // F5
window1.Listbox1.AddRow "F5 down"
Return true
end if
End EventHandler
EventHandler Function KeyUp(vkCode as integer, scanCode as integer, flags as integer, time as integer) As Boolean
if vkCode = &h74 then // F5
window1.Listbox1.AddRow "F5 up"
Return true
end if
End EventHandler
End Class