Keyboard trapping

[Armando Chibante]

Hi Pete,

I've been trying to understand the key trapping process with FSUIPC, but I don't (sorry). What I want is to detect a certain keyboard sequence within FS (let's say CTRL+SHIFT+T) and then do something in my program (external program, written in VB). Is it possible? or am I confusing with Hotkeys, which seems to me, are only used to work with FS Controls.

Thanks in advance for your time.

Armando Chibante

[Pete Dowson]

I've been trying to understand the key trapping process with FSUIPC, but I don't (sorry). What I want is to detect a certain keyboard sequence within FS (let's say CTRL+SHIFT+T) and then do something in my program (external program, written in VB). Is it possible?

Yes, of course. Several programs use that facility already -- Radar contact and Flight Deck Companion, to name two.

or am I confusing with Hotkeys, which seems to me, are only used to work with FS Controls.

FSUIPC's user facilities include both special FSUIPC-implemented HotKeys (on the Hotkeys page), and the facility for FSUIPC to assign keystrokes to a larger list of FS controls than FS's own facility, as well as special controls for Project Magenta and WideFS (on the Keys page), but both of these facilities are end user facilities used via the Options dialogue, not facilities for programs.

Please download the FSUIPC SDK which you will find on http://www.schiratti.com/dowson. The programmable hot key facilities are explained in a section entitled HOT KEYs for Applications and involves the setting of parameters into a table at offset 3210.

Regards,

Pete

[Armando Chibante]

:D Thanks so much Pete,

I was rounding the solution without seeing it, but when you said it was possible, then I read the manual more carefully and there it was!!! it's working.

Thanks again

Armando Chibante