[Solved] How do I send keys to VLC in the background?

[ocnuybear]

Trying to use SendKeystoObjectWizard does not work to insert code needed.

I need to send Space bar & Escape to it.

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GetWindowHandle> - VLC media player,hWndParent
FindObject>hWndParent,VLC video output 00000000034360A0,,1,hWnd,X1,Y1,X2,Y2,result
SetFocus> - VLC media player
CapsOff
Send>

[ocnuybear]

Using a Autohotkey Script can do this:

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settitlematchmode,2
escape::
controlsend,,{Escape down}{Escape up}, VLC
return

Like to do the same/similar in MS Please?

[Marcus Tettmar]

Don't have VLC to try it but it would be something like:

ObjectSendKeys>handle,VK32,VK27

VK32 is the virtual key code for space and VK27 is the keycode for escape. There's no escape down or escape up because escape is not a modifier key. Similarly you don't specify Space Down and then Space up, you just send Space.

Also, looks like you are specifying the window title wrong - all windowing functions want a full window title or a substring match followed by '*' (unless you have enabled RegEx when you can then use RegEx). So you probably mean:

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GetWindowHandle> - VLC media player*,hWndParent

Looking at your code I'm not sure if you want to send these to the main window handle or the child object. If the former:

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GetWindowHandle> - VLC media player*,hWndParent
ObjectSendKeys>hWndParent,VK32,VK27

If the latter:

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GetWindowHandle> - VLC media player*,hWndParent
FindObject>hWndParent,VLC video output 00000000034360A0,,1,hWnd,X1,Y1,X2,Y2,result
ObjectSendKeys>hWnd,VK32,VK27

[ocnuybear]

Hi Marcus,

I suppose the keys should go to the main window.

I'm not sure about the "VLC video output 00000000034360A0" value - it needs to be updated to correct value.

If I use Find ObjectWizard, it just gives me "Window: 10752 [QWidget]" when dragging the plus to VLC window - it is the same everywhere on that window.

[ocnuybear]

OK I finally figured it out - I need to use just the string "QWidget" like below:

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GetWindowHandle> - VLC media player*,hWndParent
FindObject>hWndParent,QWidget,,1,hWnd,X1,Y1,X2,Y2,result
ObjectSendKeys>hWnd,VK32,VK27

And it will send whatever key you put in.

I'm learning a lot here.

Thank you Marcus