There is even one hack which does exactly what you propose ... it watches what you write, and if it matches something, changes it to something else. This can be used to either correct words you commonly misspel, or to create your own shrthnd for big words. It's called "CorrectHack" and is available at http://www.dovcom.com Sorry, but I don't think the source for this is available, but knowing something can be done is sometimes half the battle! -- -Richard M. Hartman [EMAIL PROTECTED] 186,000 mi./sec ... not just a good idea, it's the LAW! > -----Original Message----- > From: Holger Klawitter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 1999 2:32 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Intercept characters written by the user > independent of the > running app? > > > Ola Theander wrote: > > > > Dear subscribers. > > > > I would like to know if it?s possible to intercept or > rather spy on the > > characters written by the user. What I want to do is to > watch out for > > specific character sequences and perform a specific action > depending on the > > sequence. The idea is to do this independent of the > application that the > > user is using. > > This is exactly what the HackMaster protocol is for. > http://www.daggerware.com/hackmstr.htm > You could catch all the Key events and do whatever you want if the > correct sequence has been entered. There are a couple of source > code examples out there how to intercept system calls with own hacks. > > Mit freundlichem Gru�, > Holger Klawitter > -- > Holger Klawitter +49 > (0)251 484 0637 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.klawitter.de/
