Disable windows key in Electron

Question

I'm making an electron desktop app. I want to disable windows key and function keys while the app is on

I tried using the following code ... it registers the event but the windows menu opens anyways

$(document).keydown(function(e){

    if (e.keyCode == 37) { 
       alert( "windows key pressed" );
       return false;
    }
});

Any help?

Answer 1

You can try this, but unforunately it will become a global shortcut, meaning when the window doesn't have focus it will still be registered. Try putting a console.log() to see when it fires. win is your electron window variable

const {app, globalShortcut} = require('electron');

win = new BrowserWindow();

globalShortcut.register('Super', () => {
  if (win.isFocused()) {
    // do something
  }
});

You can check the docs here: docs

Or try to use this module here: electron-localshortcut

electronLocalshortcut.register(win, 'Super', () => {
    console.log('Windows Button pressed');
    return false;
});