C#•7mo ago

✅ Receiving Input While Minimized (WinForms C#)

Pretty general question here. How would I go about receiving input from my user while they aren't tabbed into the program or have a different window as their foreground window? I'm using the InputSimulator Nuget package (InputSimulatorStandard version), and I'd like for my program to send inputs to a game window when it receives controller input. My only issue, now, is that the controller input isn't received unless I have my application as the foreground window.

private async void T_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    if (Gamepad.Gamepads.Count > 0)
    {
        Controller = Gamepad.Gamepads.First();
        var Reading = Controller.GetCurrentReading();
        switch (Reading.Buttons) { 
            case GamepadButtons.DPadUp:
                Process[] process = Process.GetProcessesByName("RobloxPlayerBeta");

                Process robloxProcess = process.FirstOrDefault();
                if (robloxProcess != null)
                {
                    IntPtr h = robloxProcess.MainWindowHandle;
                    SetForegroundWindow(h);
                    await Log("We're tabbed in");
                    InputSimulator inputSim = new InputSimulator();
                    inputSim.Mouse.VerticalScroll(3);
                }
                break;
            // add other buttons here
        }
        return;
    }
}

private async void T_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    if (Gamepad.Gamepads.Count > 0)
    {
        Controller = Gamepad.Gamepads.First();
        var Reading = Controller.GetCurrentReading();
        switch (Reading.Buttons) { 
            case GamepadButtons.DPadUp:
                Process[] process = Process.GetProcessesByName("RobloxPlayerBeta");

                Process robloxProcess = process.FirstOrDefault();
                if (robloxProcess != null)
                {
                    IntPtr h = robloxProcess.MainWindowHandle;
                    SetForegroundWindow(h);
                    await Log("We're tabbed in");
                    InputSimulator inputSim = new InputSimulator();
                    inputSim.Mouse.VerticalScroll(3);
                }
                break;
            // add other buttons here
        }
        return;
    }
}

This timer runs when a checkbox is on, and is stopped when that checkbox is turned off. It functions fine, but I can't receive said controller input unless the app is opened, which kind of ruins the whole point of this functionality.

17 Replies

Yawnder•7mo ago

You're violating ToS. Don't expect help from anyone in this server with that.

Unknown User•7mo ago

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MustafaOP•7mo ago

What T.O.S. have I violated? No. Controller players on Roblox can't zoom in/out properly and it's extremely limited, so I'm creating an external program which will scroll up/down for them using dpad up/down. there's no hacking or autofarm involved it is literally just for zooming in or out

MustafaOP•7mo ago