[perl-win32-gui-users] "hotkeys" for an inactive window?

[Steve Loughran]

Hi all

I have seen several programs that have installed some kind of "hotkey" 
event handler that the controlling program is sent when triggered, even 
if the window is minimized, or in the system tray, or does not currently 
have keyboard/system focus. All the keyboard related items I can find in 
the Win32::GUI docs only appear to work when the program's window is active.

How have these other programs done this? Just a pointer to the correct 
call would would be enough to keep me quiet for another week.. honest :)

Steve