Inactive Window - keyListener

i have a problem. I wrote a program, that reacts on a keyevent. That works, but only if the window of my program is active. And theres the problem, because it should even react on the keyevent if another window is active.
It this possible in Java? If not, what are the alternatives?
judy

Hi judy333!
Unfortunatelly I never exploited this issue in Java, but think about calling C-language programs just to listen environment events and to notify program, ie; removing from dormant state (inactive). As you can see, it is a hack on OS, be careful! In past I was successful using Object Pascal and MASM but I do not consider it a good solution!
Good luck and success!
(also try forum about native methods)

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