TCPKeyHook 1.8

TCPKeyHook- system Wide Keyboard Hook and DLL for Borland Delphi.
Hooking into the Windows API is a complicated process and there are several techniques to achieve this.
Microsoft recommends that the callback procedure for most hooks should reside within a DLL, this is the method used by the TCPKeyHook Component.
The Component encapsulates the procedures and functions within the separate DLL and uses Memory Mapped File (MMF) to send a custom message with the keyboard information to the calling application or process. The result is a system wide hook into all global keyboard events generated by the user keyboard input.
TCPKeyHook it lets you to send messages to the calling application or process with keyboard information.
Main features:
- Supports Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP.
- Ultra small DLL with almost no overhead or impact on system resources.
- Simple component with one Event passing all Key state and character information.
- Global and System Wide Keyboard Hook on all running Threads/Processes.
- Disable the Keyboard and Block Keys from being processed by other programs.
- Event Returns converted ASCII characters for installed keyboard Layout.
- Event Returns Extended Key names, Cursors, Function Keys etc..
- Event Returns the Repeatcount of any Keys pressed.
- Indication if Key Message was generated by a System Selection Menu.
- Indication if Key Message was generated by a KeyDown or KeyUp.
- Indication if Key is a DeadKey for International Keyboard Layouts.
- Custom message can be set for communication with the DLL.
- Install as a Component or use Unit Classes and DLL Functions directly