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Thread: Is It Possible?

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    im just thinking. is it possible to capture key presses on a java program even a frame is not in focus?

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    Default Re: Is It Possible?

    Without using JNI, no. The JVM will not receive any keypress events unless a component it controls is focused.

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    oh well.. thank you.. i better start studying JNI then.. =)