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macOS Handling global event
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yes i looked. May be i dont understand right,
addLocalMonitorForEventsMatchingMask:handler: - method which get event (example key press) into our program, addGlobalMonitorForEventsMatchingMask:handler: - method which get event from other application and 'pass' it into our program (even our application is not active)??
addLocalMonitorForEventsMatchingMask - work, addGlobalMonitorForEventsMatchingMask - not working, therefore i asked you send me project where this method work.
addLocalMonitorForEventsMatchingMask:handler: - method which get event (example key press) into our program, addGlobalMonitorForEventsMatchingMask:handler: - method which get event from other application and 'pass' it into our program (even our application is not active)??
addLocalMonitorForEventsMatchingMask - work, addGlobalMonitorForEventsMatchingMask - not working, therefore i asked you send me project where this method work.
What do you mean by "doesn't work"? Remember that for example a key event would only be sent to the active application, so it would be recognised by a _local_ monitor in the active application, and by a _global_ monitor in any other (inactive) application.
I think he means you will never see the same event in both monitors. If your application is currently in focus, clicks/keys will register on the local monitor. If it is not the focused application, they will register with the global monitor.
This discussion is very useful for me, but the problem is not solution addLocalMonitorForEventsMatchingMask is work, the applicaton is active, addGlobalMonitorForEventsMatchingMask not working, may be you get me some example code, project where using addGlobalMonitorForEventsMatchingMask.