NAME

    Win32::Shortkeys::Kbh - Perl extension for hooking the keyboard on
    windows

VERSION

    0.01

INSTALLATION

    To install Win32::Shortkeys::Kbh, cd to the directory that contains
    this file and type the following:

       perl Makefile.PL
       make
       make test
       make install

    On windows use nmake or dmake instead of make.

    To install this module into a specific directory, do: perl Makefile.PL
    PREFIX=/name/of/the/directory ...the rest is the same...

    Please also read the perlmodinstall man page, if available.

DEPENDENCIES

            XS
            C

DESCRIPTION

    This module uses Win32 API fucntions to create a keyboard hook with
    register_hook. A sub ref is pass to the hook with set_key_processor.
    This sub is called on key press and key release. It receives the key
    code and can react using seng_string or send_cmd.

    If you run the code (also in example/example.pl) in the synopsis and if
    you open the notepad any keys except the s will be print out normaly.
    When the s key is relead the keyboard will print 'You hit the s key'.
    F12 will terminate the script.

 set_key_processor( $my_sub_ref )

    The sub passed to this function received the following parameters

    $cup

      Indicates if the key is released ($cup > 0) or pressed ($cup == 0)

    $code

      The virtual key code of the key

    $alt

      Indicates if the alt key is pressed ($alt > 0) or not ($alt == 0)

    $ext

      Indicates ($ext == 1) if extended-key flag is set or not ($ext == 0).
      Following ms windows documentation this flag is set if one of the
      additional keys on the enhanced keyboard is used. The extended keys
      consist of the ALT and CTRL keys on the right-hand side of the
      keyboard; the INS, DEL, HOME, END, PAGE UP, PAGE DOWN, and arrow keys
      in the clusters to the left of the numeric keypad; the NUM LOCK key;
      the BREAK (CTRL+PAUSE) key; the PRINT SCRN key; and the divide (/)
      and ENTER keys in the numeric keypad.

 register_hook

 unregister_hook

 msg_loop

    calls this to prevent your script from leaving and use next function to
    quit.

 quit

 send_cmd($how_much, $vk_code)

    VK_CODE are exported by this module and can be use as constant in the
    perl code.

 send_string("bla")

     C<register_hook>. Send string (C<send_string("bla")>or commands C<send_cmd(how_much, VK_TAB)> to the keyboard: 

 EXPORT

    None by default.

 EXPORT_OK

    The following export tags are defined to import on request:

    input for send_string send_cmd paste_from_clpb

    hook for register_hook unregister_hook msg_loop set_key_processor qui

    vkcode to import all the VK_CODE defined

    all to import everything.

AUTHOR

    François Rappaz <rappazf@gmail.com>

COPYRIGHT

    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
    under the same terms as Perl itself.

    The full text of the license can be found in the LICENSE file included
    with this module.