Does Mini-Input support international keyboards?

Yes, many of them. Mini-Input uses the current keyboard settings provided by the Windows Operating System to translate key presses into characters and vice-versa. In addition, Mini-Input provides the ability to customize this mapping process for any unique needs you may have. Mini-Input has been tested on the Windows U.S. International Keyboard. It should also work with other international keyboards, except complex keyboards that require IME (input method editor) such as the Kanji keyboard. However, if you find any foreign keys or key combinations that are not supported, please contact us.

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Can I change a user's input?

Yes. Although Windows does not allow you to modify an existing input event, you can use Mini-Input to suppress an event then send your own input event(s) instead.

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What do I do if I'm using Visual Studio 2005 and not seeing any input events?

Select your project in VS 2005 and click the Properties button.  In the "Debug" tab, under "Enable Debuggers", uncheck the box "Enable the Visual Studio Hosting Process".

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What do I do if my window locks when I click on the close, maximize or minimize button in the window title bar?

This is a known .NET bug that occurs when you launch a global mouse hook from the same thread as your user interface. To avoid this problem, use a multi-threaded global mouse hook (with the MultiThreaded property).

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Can I suppress the Ctrl+Alt+Delete key sequence or prevent Windows Task Manager from showing?

Ctrl+Alt+Delete is the one key sequence which no user program or input hook can suppress. Windows prevents this at the kernel level to protect the sign-on sequence. Mini-Input can monitor for Ctrl+Alt+Delete but not suppress it. Windows Task Manager will always show.

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