Subj : HOTKEYS
To   : borland.public.cpp.borlandcpp
From : George
Date : Fri Sep 03 2004 04:08 pm

  Hello all!
I'm catching an F1 key press like this.

//h file

void __fastcall WM_HOTKEY_CATCH(TWMHotKey msg);

BEGIN_MESSAGE_MAP
        MESSAGE_HANDLER(WM_HOTKEY, TWMHotKey, WM_HOTKEY_CATCH)
END_MESSAGE_MAP(TForm)

extern unsigned int      WM_HOTKEY_INDEX;


//Cpp file

#include h-file
unsigned int      WM_HOTKEY_INDEX;

void __fastcall TForm1::WM_HOTKEY_CATCH(TWMHotKey msg){
        if(msg.HotKey==WM_HOTKEY_INDEX){
                ShowMessage("F1 pressed");
                UnregisterHotKey(this->Handle, WM_HOTKEY_INDEX);
        }
}


void __fastcall TForm1::Button1Click(TObject *Sender)
{
        String  atom;

        atom="WM_HOTKEY";
        WM_HOTKEY_INDEX=GlobalAddAtom(atom.c_str());
        RegisterHotKey(this->Handle, WM_HOTKEY_INDEX, 0, VK_F1);
}



It works just fine!  perfect.
but I want to know on which component I was at the exact moment when the key
was pressed.....

is that possible????

any help would be appreciated
thanks a lot

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