Very, very easy request: Show what key is pressed

[Coeluh]

I want to know what code a certain media key on my keyboard sents to my pc. I just want something what says which key is pressed. That's all. Scancode is fine aswel.

[gexecuter]

I think Skrommer had made a little app that when run showed what keyboard keys were being pressed, it was called ShowOff. It may be what you are looking for.

[mouser]

I almost suggested ShowOff myself -- which is a cool program meant to show on screen in a nice big font the key being pressed, and was designed for making screenscast video recordings.. It's a very useful tool for such purposes.

BUT, i think what Coeluh is asking for (correct me if wrong!) is something to help him figure out what the hotkeys or keyboard scancodes are for certain keys, so that he can use these codes in another program.

[gexecuter]

I almost suggested ShowOff myself -- which is a cool program meant to show on screen in a nice big font the key being pressed, and was designed for making screenscast video recordings.. It's a very useful tool for such purposes.

BUT, i think what Coeluh is asking for (correct me if wrong!) is something to help him figure out what the hotkeys or keyboard scancodes are for certain keys, so that he can use these codes in another program.

-mouser (April 02, 2009, 04:17 PM)

Oh, if that's the case i dunno which app to recommend.

[tranglos]

I want to know what code a certain media key on my keyboard sents to my pc. I just want something what says which key is pressed. That's all. Scancode is fine aswel.

-Coeluh (April 02, 2009, 03:25 PM)

try this:
http://www.tranglos.com/keytest.zip

(Really bare-bones, tested only on XP.)

[scancode]

Another one, oh hell, while we're at it

[Coeluh]

Thanks for the reply's, I found out the scancode is 133. Now what I need is try to do some ahk coding. I want to when 133 is pressed simulate a alt-f4

[yksyks]

That's exactly how I'm using HotkeyP (again, sorry...), besides other functions. And I don't even need to know the scancode. But you require some eye candy, don't you? Then HotkeyP is out of luck, it's packed with features in lieu of graphical attractiveness. 

[lanux128]

off-topic perhaps, but some of the member avatars are sure getting weirder..

[Coeluh]

off-topic perhaps, but some of the member avatars are sure getting weirder..

-lanux128 (April 03, 2009, 10:02 PM)

Haha don't you love them ?

[Coeluh]

I can't figure it out. Anyone?

[skrommel]

  This topic has been discussed at lenths at the AutoHotkey forum. Try SKAN's scancode utility at http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22881, or shaun's at http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/topic39574.html.

Skrommel