Hi all !! How the hell can I block the windows keys on the newer windows-keyboards. My game always jumps out and shows the start menu when I press the windows-keys ??? Phillip

If you use DirectInput the windowkey is blocked automatically. I don''t beleive there is a way to block it using normal Win32 API calls, unless it works with a KeyboardHook.

WitchLord

Don''t ever block it! Handle it!

Just watch the WM_ACTIVATE message and pause your game when its window is in the background. I believe the value that tells you this is:

if( LOWORD(wParam) == WA_INACTIVE )
{
// set a flag to pause the game
}
else
{
// clear the flag to resume the game
}




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Sabre Multimedia

I don''t think that he would want the game to jump to the desktop when a win key is pressed. I mean, it''s annoying to have to wait for the desktop to load up and then have to cancel the pop up and go back in the game when you tried to fire and hit the win key. Lost many games of doom like that , so block it I say, and if you can''t, rip the keys out of every keyboard that is used to play your game

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