I used SPY++ to hook my windows message, but there is no WM_SYSCOMMAND message was sent when I pressed "Windows+D". What message will be sent by Windows when you press "Windows+D"? Thnaks in advance.
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I don't think that this is a Window-Message at all...this is most likely handled by the kernel itself.
Bobby
2010-03-24 11:51:26
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"Windows+D" is a hotkey combination.
Perhaps you can catch it as a WM_HOTKEY message.
You can register your own hotkeys, if you want, with the RegisterHotKey function.
Nick D
2010-03-24 12:12:53
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Windows+D is a system wide hotkey and is reserved for use by operating system. Hotkeys with MOD_WIN can not be registered by RegisterHotKey API or received by WM_HOTKEY message
Indeera
2010-03-24 15:56:51
That is not true, RegisterHotKey can catch Win+? hotkeys just fine.
Anders
2010-03-24 20:33:15
Anders, I have tried this on Windows 7 (registering fails and WM_HOTKEY is not fired), Could you confirm your platform.
Indeera
2010-03-25 10:30:30
It works on Vista, I have tried it. (Though not with a key combination already in use by the OS.)
Nick
2010-05-14 05:50:29
+1
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Your application will not get a window message at all. Win+D is a hotkey registered by Explorer.exe (the shell program that's responsible for showing the taskbar, desktop icons, etc.).
It simply uses RegisterHotKey and it will receive a window message when you press WIN+D and will then take care of the whole show/hide thing.
Note you can register your own WIN+x hotkeys using said function but you're not supposed to and will run into problems - unless you were replacing Explorer.exe or such.
ilmcuts
2010-03-24 16:37:46