Global shortcut + other program

**deemeetar** · 27th September 2009, 18:40

Hello.
I'm building an app that will help me in playing games(not a cheat).
So first of all, is there a way how to make when my app is minimized to the system try(building for windows mainly)while play game in the same time(lets say counter strike) and i press some button/combinations of buttons my app to catch the signal. So, i am inside the game, playing it but my application waits for the sygnal.

Second i need to build in my application is when it catches that signal to send some signal like i did it with my keyboard.

The example application that i've seen is a program than makes short words larger. For example when someone write bbl the aplication returned "be back later" in the game.

I know its something specific, but i didn't know how to search for it, so if you give me some example it would be good.

Thank you deemeetar.

**jpn** · 27th September 2009, 19:12

See QxtGlobalShortcut

**deemeetar** · 28th September 2009, 21:15

Can anyone show me some example 'cos im newbie, don't realy get it how to use it.

**jpn** · 28th September 2009, 22:00

What have you tried so far? Did you manage to download, build and install Qxt?

**jpn** · 28th September 2009, 22:09

Here are snippets from one of the Qxt test apps:

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int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
    QxtApplication app(argc, argv);
    // ...
}

int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
    QxtApplication app(argc, argv);
    // ...
}

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QxtGlobalShortcut* shortcut = new QxtGlobalShortcut(this);
connect(shortcut, SIGNAL(activated()), this, SLOT(toggleVisibility()));
if (!shortcut->setShortcut(QKeySequence("Ctrl+Shift+Alt+S")))
    // ...

QxtGlobalShortcut* shortcut = new QxtGlobalShortcut(this);
connect(shortcut, SIGNAL(activated()), this, SLOT(toggleVisibility()));
if (!shortcut->setShortcut(QKeySequence("Ctrl+Shift+Alt+S")))
    // ...

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PS. QxtApplication is no more needed in the development version (upcoming 0.6 version).

**deemeetar** · 28th September 2009, 22:16

I can't install qxt. Here is what i do.:
Download and extract
Run vs2008 cmd
go to the extracted folder
run configure -msvc
run nmake and it gives me:

C:\Users\Dimitar\Documents\Downloads\libqxt-0.5.0\libqxt-0.5.0>nmake

Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 9.00.21022.08
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

cd tools\doqsy\ && mingw32-make -f Makefile
mingw32-make -f Makefile.Debug
Makefile.Debug:60: *** missing separator. Stop.
mingw32-make[1]: Entering directory `C:/Users/Dimitar/Documents/Downloads/libqxt
-0.5.0/libqxt-0.5.0/tools/doqsy'
mingw32-make[1]: Leaving directory `C:/Users/Dimitar/Documents/Downloads/libqxt-
0.5.0/libqxt-0.5.0/tools/doqsy'
mingw32-make: *** [debug] Error 2
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'cd' : return code '0x2'
Stop.

First it saied qmake is not in the path so i added:

C:\Qt\4.5.2\qmake;

to the path, than it tried to compile but the error happens.

Sollution please.

**jpn** · 29th September 2009, 10:16

It almost looks like you have run configure multiple times. One time it detected mingw32-make in your environment, and generated makefiles for that. Another time you ran configure -msvc, which generated visual studio project files (not makefiles!). Then you try to compile with nmake, which uses makefiles generated for mingw32-make.

**deemeetar** · 29th September 2009, 11:23

Ok, i extracted it aggain.
Than using command prompt(the system default one) i went to the extracted location:

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C:\libqxt\libqxt-0.5.0

C:\libqxt\libqxt-0.5.0

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Then i wrote

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configure

configure

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and then i wrote

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mingw32-make

mingw32-make

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but error aggain.
Here is the whole console text:

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C:\libqxt\libqxt-0.5.0>configure
   Testing for qmake...
   Testing for mingw32-make...
       Using mingw32-make.
   Testing for optional external libraries.
   If a test fails, some features will not be available.
   Testing for OpenSSL...
       OpenSSL disabled.
   Testing for Berkeley DB...
       Berkeley DB disabled.
   Configuration successful.
   Generating makefiles...
Project MESSAGE: building core module
Project MESSAGE: building gui module
Project MESSAGE: building network module
Project MESSAGE: building sql module
Project MESSAGE: building web module
Project MESSAGE: building crypto module
Reading C:/libqxt/libqxt-0.5.0/tools/doqsy/doqsy.pro
Reading C:/libqxt/libqxt-0.5.0/src/core/core.pro
Reading C:/libqxt/libqxt-0.5.0/src/gui/gui.pro
Reading C:/libqxt/libqxt-0.5.0/src/designer/designer.pro
Reading C:/libqxt/libqxt-0.5.0/src/network/network.pro
Reading C:/libqxt/libqxt-0.5.0/src/sql/sql.pro
Reading C:/libqxt/libqxt-0.5.0/src/web/web.pro
Reading C:/libqxt/libqxt-0.5.0/src/crypto/crypto.pro
   Makefiles generated. Run mingw32-make now.
 
C:\libqxt\libqxt-0.5.0>mingw32-make
cd tools\doqsy\ && mingw32-make -f Makefile
mingw32-make[1]: Entering directory `C:/libqxt/libqxt-0.5.0/tools/doqsy'
mingw32-make -f Makefile.Debug
Makefile.Debug:60: *** missing separator.  Stop.
mingw32-make[2]: Entering directory `C:/libqxt/libqxt-0.5.0/tools/doqsy'
mingw32-make[2]: Leaving directory `C:/libqxt/libqxt-0.5.0/tools/doqsy'
mingw32-make[1]: *** [debug] Error 2
mingw32-make[1]: Leaving directory `C:/libqxt/libqxt-0.5.0/tools/doqsy'
mingw32-make: *** [sub-tools-doqsy-make_default] Error 2

C:\libqxt\libqxt-0.5.0>configure
   Testing for qmake...
   Testing for mingw32-make...
       Using mingw32-make.
   Testing for optional external libraries.
   If a test fails, some features will not be available.
   Testing for OpenSSL...
       OpenSSL disabled.
   Testing for Berkeley DB...
       Berkeley DB disabled.
   Configuration successful.
   Generating makefiles...
Project MESSAGE: building core module
Project MESSAGE: building gui module
Project MESSAGE: building network module
Project MESSAGE: building sql module
Project MESSAGE: building web module
Project MESSAGE: building crypto module
Reading C:/libqxt/libqxt-0.5.0/tools/doqsy/doqsy.pro
Reading C:/libqxt/libqxt-0.5.0/src/core/core.pro
Reading C:/libqxt/libqxt-0.5.0/src/gui/gui.pro
Reading C:/libqxt/libqxt-0.5.0/src/designer/designer.pro
Reading C:/libqxt/libqxt-0.5.0/src/network/network.pro
Reading C:/libqxt/libqxt-0.5.0/src/sql/sql.pro
Reading C:/libqxt/libqxt-0.5.0/src/web/web.pro
Reading C:/libqxt/libqxt-0.5.0/src/crypto/crypto.pro
   Makefiles generated. Run mingw32-make now.

C:\libqxt\libqxt-0.5.0>mingw32-make
cd tools\doqsy\ && mingw32-make -f Makefile
mingw32-make[1]: Entering directory `C:/libqxt/libqxt-0.5.0/tools/doqsy'
mingw32-make -f Makefile.Debug
Makefile.Debug:60: *** missing separator.  Stop.
mingw32-make[2]: Entering directory `C:/libqxt/libqxt-0.5.0/tools/doqsy'
mingw32-make[2]: Leaving directory `C:/libqxt/libqxt-0.5.0/tools/doqsy'
mingw32-make[1]: *** [debug] Error 2
mingw32-make[1]: Leaving directory `C:/libqxt/libqxt-0.5.0/tools/doqsy'
mingw32-make: *** [sub-tools-doqsy-make_default] Error 2

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**jpn** · 29th September 2009, 15:43

Is the qmake you have in PATH for Qt/MinGW or Qt/MSVC?

**deemeetar** · 29th September 2009, 17:42

C:\Qt\4.5.2\qmake

**jpn** · 29th September 2009, 19:20

Yes, but is that a MSVC or MinGW installation? You can't mix the two.

**deemeetar** · 29th September 2009, 19:59

When i was installing qt(regular one) i used msvc and Jom for faster compiling.

**jpn** · 29th September 2009, 20:15

Hmm, perhaps removing C:\MinGW\bin from PATH and re-running configure helps? Alternatively you could set QMAKESPEC environment variable to "win32-msvc2008", "win32-msvc2005"... depending on the version you use. This way the configure script ends up using nmake as it should.

**deemeetar** · 29th September 2009, 20:29

no luck aggain.
First i removed mingw from the path, like you said.
Then i runned configure -msvc from the vs2008 cmd, than i tried to make namake:

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C:\libqxt\libqxt-0.5.0>configure -msvc
   Testing for qmake...
   Testing for mingw32-make...
   Testing for nmake...
       Using nmake.
   Testing for optional external libraries.
   If a test fails, some features will not be available.
   Testing for OpenSSL...
       OpenSSL disabled.
   Testing for Berkeley DB...
       Berkeley DB disabled.
   Configuration successful.
   Generating makefiles...
Project MESSAGE: building core module
Project MESSAGE: building gui module
Project MESSAGE: building network module
Project MESSAGE: building sql module
Project MESSAGE: building web module
Project MESSAGE: building crypto module
Reading C:/libqxt/libqxt-0.5.0/tools/doqsy/doqsy.pro
Reading C:/libqxt/libqxt-0.5.0/src/core/core.pro
Reading C:/libqxt/libqxt-0.5.0/src/gui/gui.pro
Reading C:/libqxt/libqxt-0.5.0/src/designer/designer.pro
Reading C:/libqxt/libqxt-0.5.0/src/network/network.pro
Reading C:/libqxt/libqxt-0.5.0/src/sql/sql.pro
Reading C:/libqxt/libqxt-0.5.0/src/web/web.pro
Reading C:/libqxt/libqxt-0.5.0/src/crypto/crypto.pro
Project MESSAGE: building core module
Project MESSAGE: building gui module
Project MESSAGE: building network module
Project MESSAGE: building sql module
Project MESSAGE: building web module
Project MESSAGE: building crypto module
Project MESSAGE: building core module
Project MESSAGE: building gui module
Project MESSAGE: building network module
Project MESSAGE: building sql module
Project MESSAGE: building web module
Project MESSAGE: building crypto module
   Makefiles generated. Run nmake now.
 
C:\libqxt\libqxt-0.5.0>nmake
 
Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 9.00.21022.08
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.
 
NMAKE : fatal error U1064: MAKEFILE not found and no target specified
Stop.

C:\libqxt\libqxt-0.5.0>configure -msvc
   Testing for qmake...
   Testing for mingw32-make...
   Testing for nmake...
       Using nmake.
   Testing for optional external libraries.
   If a test fails, some features will not be available.
   Testing for OpenSSL...
       OpenSSL disabled.
   Testing for Berkeley DB...
       Berkeley DB disabled.
   Configuration successful.
   Generating makefiles...
Project MESSAGE: building core module
Project MESSAGE: building gui module
Project MESSAGE: building network module
Project MESSAGE: building sql module
Project MESSAGE: building web module
Project MESSAGE: building crypto module
Reading C:/libqxt/libqxt-0.5.0/tools/doqsy/doqsy.pro
Reading C:/libqxt/libqxt-0.5.0/src/core/core.pro
Reading C:/libqxt/libqxt-0.5.0/src/gui/gui.pro
Reading C:/libqxt/libqxt-0.5.0/src/designer/designer.pro
Reading C:/libqxt/libqxt-0.5.0/src/network/network.pro
Reading C:/libqxt/libqxt-0.5.0/src/sql/sql.pro
Reading C:/libqxt/libqxt-0.5.0/src/web/web.pro
Reading C:/libqxt/libqxt-0.5.0/src/crypto/crypto.pro
Project MESSAGE: building core module
Project MESSAGE: building gui module
Project MESSAGE: building network module
Project MESSAGE: building sql module
Project MESSAGE: building web module
Project MESSAGE: building crypto module
Project MESSAGE: building core module
Project MESSAGE: building gui module
Project MESSAGE: building network module
Project MESSAGE: building sql module
Project MESSAGE: building web module
Project MESSAGE: building crypto module
   Makefiles generated. Run nmake now.

C:\libqxt\libqxt-0.5.0>nmake

Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 9.00.21022.08
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

NMAKE : fatal error U1064: MAKEFILE not found and no target specified
Stop.

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Then i added new enviorment, qmakespec just like you said and set it to win32-msvc2008, than ran nmake but the same error occures.

**jpn** · 29th September 2009, 20:36

Progress.

If you pass -msvc, it will create visual studio project files instead of makefiles. Don't pass -msvc if you want to compile from command line with nmake.

**deemeetar** · 29th September 2009, 20:46

installed.
Okay, ill do some work for my app and then will write if i have the sollution. Thank you.

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