0000147: bbKeyhook v0.62b only working intermittently with bbLean 1.17 - [FinalFury Software]

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(0000161) Kaloth (administrator) 2009-07-06 15:01	Can you post the contents of you bbkeyhook.rc file? Thanks, Chris.

(0000162) nil_von_9wo (reporter) 2009-07-07 10:52 edited on: 2009-07-07 10:53	The issue seems to have changed from intermittent to permanent for no discernible reason, as the only thing I changed on my computer was the value of "Bkeyhook.plugin.volumeStep" from 1 to 5. Changing it back, however, did restore the problem to intermittent. Here is the .rc file: BBkeyhook.plugin.ConfigMode?: False BBkeyhook.plugin.volumeStep: 1 BBkeyhook.plugin.key1:172 BBkeyhook.plugin.scanCode1:50 BBkeyhook.plugin.command1: C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe BBkeyhook.plugin.key2:180 BBkeyhook.plugin.scanCode2:108 BBkeyhook.plugin.command2: C:\Documents and Settings\christopher.plant\Start Menu\Programs\Microsoft Office\Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 BBkeyhook.plugin.key3:171 BBkeyhook.plugin.scanCode3:102 BBkeyhook.plugin.command3: @BBmuse_toWinamp WM_COMMAND 40048 BBkeyhook.plugin.key4:162\|171 BBkeyhook.plugin.scanCode4:*\|102 BBkeyhook.plugin.command4: @BBmuse_toWinamp WM_COMMAND 40044 BBkeyhook.plugin.key5:181 BBkeyhook.plugin.scanCode5:109 BBkeyhook.plugin.command5: C:\Program Files\musikCube\musikCube.exe BBkeyhook.plugin.key24:173 BBkeyhook.plugin.command24: #MIXER.MUTE# BBkeyhook.plugin.key23:175 BBkeyhook.plugin.command23: #MIXER.VOLUME.UP# BBkeyhook.plugin.key22:174 BBkeyhook.plugin.command22: #MIXER.VOLUME.DOWN#

(0000163) Kaloth (administrator) 2009-07-08 15:01	Hi, thanks for the info. It sounds like your keyboard doesn't match the settings in you rc file. The default settings are for my "Wireless MS Multimedia Keyboard". Different devices and manufacturers use different key-codes for their multimedia keys. Try enabling ConfigMode.. BBkeyhook.plugin.ConfigMode?: True ..and the blackbox 'toolbar'. BBKeyhook will display the code for the button you are currently pressing in the toolbar label area. You can then change your rc file to match your keyboard. Hope this helps, Chris.

(0000164) nil_von_9wo (reporter) 2009-07-08 15:15	Not sure why you think my keyboard doesn't match. I would expect a mismatch to never work, whereas this works about 50% of the time (as long as volumeStep = 1). As long as BBkeyhook is working, if I press volume up, the volume rises, and if I press down it lowers, and if I press mute, it mutes. Anyway, I tried setting ConfigMode to "True", but I don't see the button codes displaying anywhere. Not entirely clear what you suggesting I should do to/with the blackbox 'toolbar' or how I should do it though.

(0000165) Kaloth (administrator) 2009-07-13 11:07	Hi, I've tried to reproduce the problem on a fresh XP:SP3 install but I don't get any problems. Changing the volumeStep should not impact on the detection of key-presses in any way. To view the toolbar you will need to enable it. I'm not on a bblean machine at the moment but I think it's in the blackbox->configuration->misc. menu, or somewhere similar.

(0000166) nil_von_9wo (reporter) 2009-07-13 14:05	I activated the toolbar, but nothing [special] displays when I hit the multimedia keys. I can, however, see the VK and SC values changing as I type this. I don't know if this lack of feedback from the multimedia keys is relating to BBkeyhook being completely dysfunctional right now. Unfortunately, right now "reconfigure" isn't fixing the problem [unlike it did before.] Could the conflict / problem be with bblean 1.17, not XP:SP3? -Brian.

(0000167) Kaloth (administrator) 2009-07-13 16:40	Hmm, interesting that the multi-media keys don't register. Do you have IntelliType installed? If so try un-installing it, it used to give me problems in some programs.

(0000168) nil_von_9wo (reporter) 2009-07-15 12:28	The multimedia keys DO register: I use "Play" all the time. It is only Volume Up and Volume Down that are problematic. And they sometimes register, the behaviour is just intermittent. Anyway, I managed to get the Volume working again by "Restarting" bblean instead of "Reconfiguring". While it was restarted, I watched the toolbar. However, the VK and SC values aren't being displayed when those two buttons are hit. Instead, I see Volume Down (x) or Volume Up (x), where x is a number representing the volume. Anyway, I'll try uninstalling IntelliType later to see if it helps, but I'm not expecting it to, since it is always running...

(0000169) Kaloth (administrator) 2009-07-16 09:31	The only reason I can think of for the behaviour you describe is that another program (eg: IntelliType) is behaving badly on the keyhook event chain. Here's an extract from MSDN that explains what I mean.. "If nCode is greater than or equal to zero, and the hook procedure did not process the message, it is highly recommended that you call CallNextHookEx and return the value it returns; otherwise, other applications that have installed WH_KEYBOARD_LL hooks will not receive hook notifications and may behave incorrectly as a result." http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms644985%28VS.85%29.aspx [^]