How I can to cheek keydown status? (no passed e way)

[xmaxrayx]

Hi, I'm struggle to convert my WPF code to Avalonia ,I dont want subscribe to Top level and write bunch of boolen will be nightmare for me because I'm going to use a lot of keys,

this in WPF

        private void Button_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {

           if (Keyboard.IsKeyDown(Key.F1))
            {
                LayerdInfo.Show(KEYDIR.GENRATE.BUTTON);
            }


        }

in avalonia I saw there Avalonia.input but it doesn't have isKeydown method any idea thx?

Edit please no top level or window e method, will be hard to maintain.

[xmaxrayx]

currently just warped windows DLL

[buskysnow]

Hi, I'm struggle to convert my WPF code to Avalonia ,I dont want subscribe to Top level and write bunch of boolen will be nightmare for me because I'm going to use a lot of keys,

this in WPF

        private void Button_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {

           if (Keyboard.IsKeyDown(Key.F1))
            {
                LayerdInfo.Show(KEYDIR.GENRATE.BUTTON);
            }


        }

in avalonia I saw there Avalonia.input but it doesn't have isKeydown method any idea thx?

Edit please no top level or window e method, will be hard to maintain.

I'm facing the same issue as you, and it's really frustrating. I think Avalonia's current handling of this is terrible.

[xmaxrayx]

hi, i just build for win only and i just warped the win api call i think its called `getkeysatatew` it works perfectly but i think its translated to scan code? idk you may double check if you have multi-keybored but it work, last note dont use `avalonia key enum` value bc it dosnt match win enum value but yeah pretty annoying hope they add more low-level control like QT framework when you can loop-event and pick what you want, the funny stuff like mouse being translated to to pointer and if you want just mouse you need see the pointer if it has mouse with nested `if statement`, like this not performance friendly (i know it's not noticeable on modern hardware but why double code for something should be less?) like avalonia `mouse->pointer->mouse`? when i wish it just mouse but to be fair I think bc Linux is doing a lot of restriction making so global hocking wont work easy unless you are in x11 as i read before idk but if this on windows i dont like be forced `window event messages` that being managed by OS and being mixed with other message like mouse event window position, all key down/up event it's not clean and you need ad loop and above that windows don't allow non-main thread to see window messages , so gl if you don't want deal with UI being hanged there other way you can hock window but i didn't manage to do that lol but will be good new for `drag drop files` event without forcing the app being single thread.

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