How to disable Escape key?

[goldenix]

Hi

I want to press escape key & nothing should happen. Is this possible?

Following code seems to be working with other other hotkeys, but does not work with escape key.

Open any video on yotube for example & fullscreen it, then run code below, the video will exit from fullscreen indicating that esc key was pressed. Is there a workaround perhaps ?

HotKeySet("{Esc}","disable_esc")

func disable_esc()
    ;send('{space}')
EndFunc

while 1
    sleep(100)
WEnd

 

Edited February 20, 2017 by goldenix

[JohnOne]

Did you have any luck with the registry setting which comes up in a web search?

[goldenix]

On 18.2.2017 at 11:13 AM, JohnOne said:

Did you have any luck with the registry setting which comes up in a web search?

Umm...what kind of registry setting?

I mean reg setting to hotkey set command ?

[JohnOne]

When I searched web, one of the top answers, possibly the top answer offers a registry setting.

 

[junkew]

What is your overall goal on disabling escape key?

 

If kiosk mode is the answer see : https://technet.microsoft.com/nl-nl/itpro/windows/manage/set-up-a-kiosk-for-windows-10-for-desktop-editions

[goldenix]

1 hour ago, JohnOne said:

When I searched web, one of the top answers, possibly the top answer offers a registry setting.

 

I searched before I posted, did not see any registry setting solution, what did you enter into the search field?

 

48 minutes ago, junkew said:

What is your overall goal on disabling escape key?

 

If kiosk mode is the answer see : https://technet.microsoft.com/nl-nl/itpro/windows/manage/set-up-a-kiosk-for-windows-10-for-desktop-editions

When I watch a video in full screen I would like to pause it by sending space key with my remote.

My remote has only 1 button & it sends Esc key.

The problem is that autoit does not disable escape key. Instead it sends (escape and space key at the same time) when I press esc button on my keyboard or btn on my remote.

As result == Video is exited from full screen & then paused.

Edited February 20, 2017 by goldenix

[JohnOne]

46 minutes ago, goldenix said:

what did you enter into the search field?

The exact title of this thread

[junkew]

sendkeys("How to disable Escape key registry")

[junkew]

But now I understand your remote is not sending what you expect. What kind of mediabox you are controlling?

http://kodi.wiki/view/Alternative_keymaps_for_most_remotes

your solution seems to be AutoIt where the actual cause is something completely different.

[goldenix]

1 minute ago, junkew said:

But now I understand your remote is not sending what you expect. What kind of mediabox you are controlling?

http://kodi.wiki/view/Alternative_keymaps_for_most_remotes

your solution seems to be AutoIt where the actual cause is something completely different.

Remote is not the issue hire.

Like I said before. I want to press escape key on the keyboard. and nothing should happen.

 

 

[junkew]

I assume your google is broken

https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/map-any-key-to-any-key-on-windows-xp-vista/

 

[goldenix]

6 minutes ago, junkew said:

I assume your google is broken

https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/map-any-key-to-any-key-on-windows-xp-vista/

 

Aa I see what you mean, I thought you were talking about Autoit solution hire, but you were talking about general regedit.

Regedit requires log off or reboot for the changes to take effect. Im not going to reboot every time I want to press esc.

[JohnOne]

Have you really been operating a computer for at least 10 years.

If if that is what you believe you'd have to do, I seriously doubt it.

This has to be a piss take.

Edited February 20, 2017 by JohnOne

[junkew]

func disable_esc()
    sendkeepactive(".*YouTube.*")
    send("f")
EndFunc

Otherwise you have to hook the keys (please use google otherwise I will break forum rules discussing keylogging)

Youtube catches the key after AutoIt has handled it

Edited February 20, 2017 by junkew

[goldenix]

10 minutes ago, junkew said:

func disable_esc()
    sendkeepactive(".*YouTube.*")
    send("f")
EndFunc

Otherwise you have to hook the keys (please use google otherwise I will break forum rules discussing keylogging)

Youtube catches the key after AutoIt has handled it

That is an interesting function, I tested it out with exact window title (just in case) and nop, the video is still getting minimized. so youtube still recognizes I pressed the esc key. I will look into the hook thingie.

[junkew]

Not sure if exact window title will work. If it works you should see your youtube max and minimize in a split second

Easiest solution to your problem is

1. Have autoit script monitor the size of your youtube app every n seconds

2. If not maximized you just send the key f to maximize again