global hotkeys in Java

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I'm trying to make an app that uses global hotkeys, and I've been stuck in it for about 2 days trying to figure it out, before deciding to use jintellitype api. I always get a problem when I run the example provided on Jintellitype's website : Can't load IA 32-bit .dll on a AMD 64-bit platform, I use a 64-bit JRE, 64 bit windows, and couldn't find a solution for it : neither on the site/forums nor using google.

I'm not familiar with dealing with .dll files and JNI/JNA, but I think that to get things working I should generate a .dll file and add it to system folder, or just get a pre-made .dll file like the one provided by Jintellitype (please correct me if I was wrong).

So, what is the main idea behind using JIntellitype? How could I solve the problem I'm facing?

I've solved this using JNA to write a keyboard hook, or more easily (for me anyway) tying in Java with AutoIt v3. — Hovercraft Full Of Eels, Apr 28 '12 at 15:03
for JNA I gave it a look but couldn't glue things up , any tutorial for writing keyboard hooks for beginners ? — a.u.r, Apr 28 '12 at 15:05
Not that I know of, but there's plenty out there on how to do this in C/C++, so you'll need to borrow those ideas. — Hovercraft Full Of Eels, Apr 28 '12 at 15:06
Have a look here though: [jna-keyboard-hook-in-windows](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3078646/jna-keyboard-hook-in-windows). — Hovercraft Full Of Eels, Apr 28 '12 at 15:09
@HovercraftFullOfEels could you please write your comment in a separate answer to mark it as an accepted solution ? — a.u.r, Apr 09 '13 at 21:37
I'm not sure that an answer that is nothing more than a link constitutes an answer. — Hovercraft Full Of Eels, Apr 09 '13 at 23:02

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:29

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I'm not sure what your problem was and made you look into jintellitype, but have you checked this post: Is there a way to get keyboard events without JFrame?

edited May 23 '17 at 10:29

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answered Apr 29 '12 at 19:03

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