Application Focus

[Lfelipe]

Hi all !

I want to develop a Babylon-like(translator) application.
I´d be glad if i could find help for the following questions:

(1) How to set the focus for my application by the press of a key combination (like shift + d).
Eg: The user is reading a Word document and when he/she presses Shift+D my application, which is on the System Tray, is restored.

(2) How to get the content of a highlighted text in any application (Word,Acrobat Reader, Notepad,...).
PS: without having to copy it to the Clipboard.

Thank u all !
Luis Felipe

 

[cyprus106]

You're going to want to use hooks to accomplish all of this. The code is too much to pst here. Just do a quick search for windows hooks and bcb and see what you can't find. Also, try the archived zips on the website for Borland C++ Builder Developers Journal. I know they had a few very good examples of using windows hooks to accomplish what you're talking about.

To set the focus, I think you call a function like RegisterHotKey or something to that extent. It's a Windows hotkey issue. I'll try to find the code later tonight when I'm at my home computer. Cyprus