I am implementing an own searchbar for Windows in WPF and I am curious if there is a possibility to override the single press of the Windows-Key with my own method (e.x. to show my own searchbar).
I am currently using the RegisterHotKey method as described in this answer https://stackoverflow.com/a/9330358/13215602, which works for key-combinations but it does not seem to work for a single windows key press.
class HotKeyManager : IDisposable
{
private static Dictionary<int, HotKeyManager> _dictHotKeyToCalBackProc;
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
private static extern bool RegisterHotKey(IntPtr hWnd, int id, UInt32 fsModifiers, UInt32 vlc);
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
private static extern bool UnregisterHotKey(IntPtr hWnd, int id);
public const int WmHotKey = 0x0312;
private bool _disposed = false;
public Key Key { get; private set; }
public KeyModifier KeyModifiers { get; private set; }
public Action Action { get; private set; }
public int Id { get; set; }
// ******************************************************************
public HotKeyManager(Key k, KeyModifier keyModifiers, Action action, bool register = true)
{
Key = k;
KeyModifiers = keyModifiers;
Action = action;
if (register)
{
Register();
}
}
// ******************************************************************
public bool Register()
{
int virtualKeyCode = KeyInterop.VirtualKeyFromKey(Key);
Id = virtualKeyCode + ((int)KeyModifiers * 0x10000);
bool result = RegisterHotKey(IntPtr.Zero, Id, (UInt32)KeyModifiers, (UInt32)virtualKeyCode);
if (_dictHotKeyToCalBackProc == null)
{
_dictHotKeyToCalBackProc = new Dictionary<int, HotKeyManager>();
ComponentDispatcher.ThreadFilterMessage += new ThreadMessageEventHandler(ComponentDispatcherThreadFilterMessage);
}
_dictHotKeyToCalBackProc.Add(Id, this);
Debug.Print(result.ToString() + ", " + Id + ", " + virtualKeyCode);
return result;
}
// ******************************************************************
public void Unregister()
{
if (_dictHotKeyToCalBackProc.ContainsKey(Id))
{
_dictHotKeyToCalBackProc.Remove(Id);
UnregisterHotKey(IntPtr.Zero, Id);
}
}
// ******************************************************************
private static void ComponentDispatcherThreadFilterMessage(ref MSG msg, ref bool handled)
{
if (!handled)
{
if (msg.message == WmHotKey)
{
HotKeyManager hotKey;
if (_dictHotKeyToCalBackProc.TryGetValue((int)msg.wParam, out hotKey))
{
if (hotKey.Action != null)
{
hotKey.Action.Invoke();
}
handled = true;
}
}
}
}
public void Dispose()
{
Dispose(true);
GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
}
protected virtual void Dispose(bool disposing)
{
if (!this._disposed)
{
if (disposing)
{
Unregister();
}
_disposed = true;
}
}
}
// ******************************************************************
[Flags]
public enum KeyModifier
{
None = 0x0000,
Alt = 0x0001,
Ctrl = 0x0002,
NoRepeat = 0x4000,
Shift = 0x0004,
Win = 0x0008
}
// ******************************************************************
}