Re: [pygame] full keyboard control

["Brian Davis" <intrepidhero@xxxxxxxxx>]

I just tested the registry hacks that google found me and they both
require rebooting. (NoWinKeys and Scancode Map hacks)
I have found a freeware program called WinKey Killer that you can
configure to lock out certain keys (including ctrl-alt-del oddly
enough). Which I could run from a batch file if nothing else.
However the pyhook library looks exactly like what I was looking for.
I will dig into it a bit and see if it will do the trick.
Thanks all, I'll report back on what I find.
-Brian

On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 9:56 AM, Brian Fisher <brian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The registry disabling would certainly be good except I think it only
>  works after a reboot :(
>
>  Apps I know that have done this install a Low Level keyboard hook
>  using SetWindowsHookEx, which lets you trap all keybaord events before
>  they get processed and block them (including system stuff).
>  Unfortunately this is also what keyboard loggers do, and I'm sure
>  would have Vista-specific difficulties (if it's still possible), so
>  although it would be perfect for helping your daughter play a game
>  without reboots to get things back to normal, it's not something that
>  would distribute well.
>
>  a good search for "python "SetWindowsHookEx" pointed my to "pyHook",
>  which seems to be able to do what you want:
>  http://www.mindtrove.info/articles/pyhook.html
>
>
>
>  On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 9:39 AM, James Paige <Bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>  >  Run your daughter's game with a batch file that first imports the .reg
>  >  file into the registry, and then launches the pygame application.
>  >
>



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