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"Stephane Baillargeon" <sbaillargeon@microids.com> wrote:
> Is there a way to detect the ALT+TAB app switcher and control it?
>
> We want the user to be able to hit the ALT+TAB keys in order to
> change the current task. Is there a way to detect this combination
> of keys in a WinAPI point of view and stop the task switch
> momentarly to do some proccessing like stopping the
> game's threads?

I think the answer is no, but that's not to say you can't have the same
effect :)

From MSDN:

    The WM_ACTIVATEAPP message is sent when a
    window belonging to a different application
    than the active window is about to be activated.
    The message is sent to the application whose
    window is being activated and to the application
    whose window is being deactivated.

    wParam

    Specifies whether the window is being activated or
    deactivated. This parameter is TRUE if the window
    is being activated; it is FALSE if the window is
    being deactivated.

So all you need to do is catch WM_ACTIVATEAPP. If wParam is TRUE, resume all
your threads. Otherwise, suspend them.

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