Detect if user is typing in macOS

Question

In macos I have the following code to detect if the user is typing (literally if the user is typing any key):

[NSEvent addGlobalMonitorForEventsMatchingMask:NSKeyDown
                                       handler:^(NSEvent *event){
                                           NSLog(@"keydown: %@", event.characters);

                                       }];

This code absolutely does not work. Is there an alternative to NSKeyDown for global monitor?

Possible duplicate of [addGlobalMonitorForEventsMatchingMask not working](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/25496336/addglobalmonitorforeventsmatchingmask-not-working) — koen, Apr 01 '18 at 16:42
thanks guys you are right I had a duplicate function. I had NSKeyDown and I had another NSEvent global monitor functions with NSRightMouseUp. But what if I want to run both at the same time? Can I run both? — user3352739, Apr 01 '18 at 16:52

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 02 '18 at 19:21

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It looks like you should be using NSEventMaskKeyDown, not NSKeyDown.

So this should work

[NSEvent addGlobalMonitorForEventsMatchingMask: NSEventMaskKeyDown | NSEventMaskRightMouseUp
                                       handler:^(NSEvent *event){
                                           NSLog(@"keydown: %@", event.characters);

                                       }];

answered Apr 02 '18 at 19:21

Keith Knauber

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Thanks it works, however it should be NSRightMouseUp not NSEventMaskRightMouseUp – user3352739 Apr 02 '18 at 19:58

Detect if user is typing in macOS

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