How grab user keyboard input in gnome when application form is hidden. lazarus / 1-Linux ---------------------------------------------------------------------- seba22 · 2009-12-19 13:07 Welcome, I'm working on my application, i looking for option like this. My app is working in tray and look for user input (when detect press combination of  special keys for example  "ctrl + ale + e"  trigger function in program. I don't want to grab all input, just create a system wide hotkey... It will be great if can work in gnome and windows. I will be gratefully for any help. Regards