Re: windows command key
Jon Skeet <[email protected]>
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Steve Johnson wrote: >> RegisterHotKey documents "Keyboard shortcuts that involve >> the WINDOWS key are reserved for use by the operating system." >> > Which is an indication that you should probably not try to pull this trick. > See also: > http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2007/11/30/6605629.aspx Having said that, they can be fabulously useful. I use a tool called WinUrl (which I've modified slightly myself) which takes whatever URL (possibly including other text at the start and end, and possibly wrapped over multiple lines, and possibly quoted) is in the clipboard buffer, and launches the default browser with it. Wonderfully useful to have on Windows+W - but then I did explicitly run the tool to register that hotkey myself. I think it's one of those things that should be in a user's face - you should be able to explicitly do it if you really, really know you want to, but shouldn't be able to accidentally do it. Jon =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentor® http://www.develop.com View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com