How to calculate height (width) between 2 pixels on screen? [closed] - c#

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I was asked to do an app (preferably in C#) that is able to do something like this:
I run the app (e.g.: it is active on my active monitor)
Then I click 2 pixels (not necessarily exactly the pixel, the epsilon would be +-3px)
The program would compute, or show at the bottom, height(width) between them
Something like "positionShower" in a simple paint, except I pick 2 pixels on whole display (doesn't matter if it's in an active window or completely out of it) but it wouldn't need any other program to be ran at the same time.
Any help ? I wasn't really able to search for anything similar.

To do this, you need to hook the low level mouse events globaly, see LowLevelMouseProc, SetWindowsHookEx and other functions you will find below in the sample code.
To test the sample, please create a new Windows Forms project and add three labels on to the main form, like this:
And replace the code in Form1.cs with the following:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Windows.Forms;
namespace WindowsFormsApplication1
{
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
_proc = HookCallback;
_hookID = SetHook(_proc);
}
// This method is called for each global mouse event
private IntPtr HookCallback(
int nCode, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam)
{
if (nCode >= 0 &&
MouseMessages.WM_LBUTTONDOWN == (MouseMessages)wParam)
{
MSLLHOOKSTRUCT hookStruct = (MSLLHOOKSTRUCT)Marshal.PtrToStructure(lParam, typeof(MSLLHOOKSTRUCT));
if (isFirstClick)
{
firstClickMouseStruct = hookStruct;
label1.Text = "First click: " + hookStruct.pt.x + ", " + hookStruct.pt.y;
}
else
{
secondClickMouseStruct = hookStruct;
label2.Text = "Second click: " + secondClickMouseStruct.pt.x + ", " + secondClickMouseStruct.pt.y;
label3.Text = "Height: " + Math.Abs(secondClickMouseStruct.pt.y - firstClickMouseStruct.pt.y)
+ ", Width: " + Math.Abs(secondClickMouseStruct.pt.x - firstClickMouseStruct.pt.x);
}
isFirstClick = !isFirstClick;
}
return CallNextHookEx(_hookID, nCode, wParam, lParam);
}
private MSLLHOOKSTRUCT firstClickMouseStruct;
private MSLLHOOKSTRUCT secondClickMouseStruct;
private bool isFirstClick = true;
private LowLevelMouseProc _proc = null;
private IntPtr _hookID = IntPtr.Zero;
private IntPtr SetHook(LowLevelMouseProc proc)
{
using (Process curProcess = Process.GetCurrentProcess())
using (ProcessModule curModule = curProcess.MainModule)
{
return SetWindowsHookEx(WH_MOUSE_LL, proc,
GetModuleHandle(curModule.ModuleName), 0);
}
}
private delegate IntPtr LowLevelMouseProc(int nCode, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam);
private const int WH_MOUSE_LL = 14;
private enum MouseMessages
{
WM_LBUTTONDOWN = 0x0201,
WM_LBUTTONUP = 0x0202,
WM_MOUSEMOVE = 0x0200,
WM_MOUSEWHEEL = 0x020A,
WM_RBUTTONDOWN = 0x0204,
WM_RBUTTONUP = 0x0205
}
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
private struct POINT
{
public int x;
public int y;
}
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
private struct MSLLHOOKSTRUCT
{
public POINT pt;
public uint mouseData;
public uint flags;
public uint time;
public IntPtr dwExtraInfo;
}
[DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)]
private static extern IntPtr SetWindowsHookEx(int idHook,
LowLevelMouseProc lpfn, IntPtr hMod, uint dwThreadId);
[DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)]
[return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
private static extern bool UnhookWindowsHookEx(IntPtr hhk);
[DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)]
private static extern IntPtr CallNextHookEx(IntPtr hhk, int nCode,
IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam);
[DllImport("kernel32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)]
private static extern IntPtr GetModuleHandle(string lpModuleName);
private void Form1_FormClosed(object sender, FormClosedEventArgs e)
{
UnhookWindowsHookEx(_hookID);
}
}
}
Now, you can click by left mouse button inside or outside your form (on desktop or on other windows) and the application will hook the clicks, check the mouse positions and calculate Height and Width as needed:

int distance;
Point location = new Point();
Point location2 = new Point();
private void FormClick(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if(location == new Point())
{
location = Form.MousePosition;
}
else if (location2 == new Point())
{
location2 = Form.MousePosition;
distance = location2.X - location.X;
location = new Point();
location2 = new Point();
}
}

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Get Keyboard input for Word process in VSTO AddIn

I am trying to listen to keyboard input in my Word AddIn with the MouseKeyboardActivityMonitor Nugget. When I register the KeyboardHookListener I am able to receive every keyboard input on every programm except Word.
Is this maybe couse of some Word internal protection or am I missing something?
I have Windows 7 64bit and Word 2016 32bit.
k_keyListener = new KeyboardHookListener(new GlobalHooker());
k_keyListener.Enabled = true;
k_keyListener.KeyDown += new System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventHandler(hook_OnKeyDown);
public void hook_OnKeyDown(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs e)
{
log.Info("Pressed key: " + e.KeyCode.ToString());
}
I don't use the Global Hooker and my code works. I explicitly tested it in Word (and know it works in Excel, PowerPoint, Access, etc).
For what its worth, Microsoft is forever worried about Office app hacks and its possible your security software could actually be the reason. It is a KeyLogger after all and susceptible to being labelled a virus injection attack.
public partial class ThisAddIn
{
private void ThisAddIn_Startup(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
//enable keyboard intercepts
KeyboardHooking.SetHook();
}
private void ThisAddIn_Shutdown(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
//disable keyboard intercepts
KeyboardHooking.ReleaseHook();
}
}
Add this Keyboard class:
using System;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Windows.Forms;
namespace WordAddInKeyHandler
{
class KeyboardHooking
{
[DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)]
private static extern IntPtr SetWindowsHookEx(int idHook, LowLevelKeyboardProc lpfn, IntPtr hMod,
uint dwThreadId);
[DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)]
[return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
private static extern bool UnhookWindowsHookEx(IntPtr hhk);
[DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)]
private static extern IntPtr CallNextHookEx(IntPtr hhk, int nCode, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam);
[DllImport("kernel32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)]
private static extern IntPtr GetModuleHandle(string lpModuleName);
public delegate int LowLevelKeyboardProc(int nCode, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam);
private static LowLevelKeyboardProc _proc = HookCallback;
private static IntPtr _hookID = IntPtr.Zero;
//declare the mouse hook constant.
//For other hook types, you can obtain these values from Winuser.h in the Microsoft SDK.
private const int WH_KEYBOARD = 2; // mouse
private const int HC_ACTION = 0;
private const int WH_KEYBOARD_LL = 13; // keyboard
private const int WM_KEYDOWN = 0x0100;
public static void SetHook()
{
// Ignore this compiler warning, as SetWindowsHookEx doesn't work with ManagedThreadId
#pragma warning disable 618
_hookID = SetWindowsHookEx(WH_KEYBOARD, _proc, IntPtr.Zero, (uint)AppDomain.GetCurrentThreadId());
#pragma warning restore 618
}
public static void ReleaseHook()
{
UnhookWindowsHookEx(_hookID);
}
//Note that the custom code goes in this method the rest of the class stays the same.
//It will trap if BOTH keys are pressed down.
private static int HookCallback(int nCode, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam)
{
if (nCode < 0)
{
return (int)CallNextHookEx(_hookID, nCode, wParam, lParam);
}
else
{
if (nCode == HC_ACTION)
{
Keys keyData = (Keys)wParam;
// CTRL + SHIFT + 7
if ((BindingFunctions.IsKeyDown(Keys.ControlKey) == true)
&& (BindingFunctions.IsKeyDown(Keys.ShiftKey) == true)
&& (BindingFunctions.IsKeyDown(keyData) == true) && (keyData == Keys.D7))
{
// DO SOMETHING HERE
}
// CTRL + 7
if ((BindingFunctions.IsKeyDown(Keys.ControlKey) == true)
&& (BindingFunctions.IsKeyDown(keyData) == true) && (keyData == Keys.D7))
{
// DO SOMETHING HERE
}
}
return (int)CallNextHookEx(_hookID, nCode, wParam, lParam);
}
}
}
public class BindingFunctions
{
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
static extern short GetKeyState(int nVirtKey);
public static bool IsKeyDown(Keys keys)
{
return (GetKeyState((int)keys) & 0x8000) == 0x8000;
}
}
}
If you have time you can check why the Global Hooker isn't working (specifically with Word) by comparing the Global Hooker source code to mine.
Reference to my answer here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/10257266/495455 also see the answer by Govert the author of XNA.

Transparent form inexplicably passes only some touch inputs

I have problems while I'm working where I'll pick up my laptop and since the screen is nearly the entire area of the laptops top portion, my hand ends up touching the screen and often minimizing or closing the program I'm working with. To remedy this, I made a small program I'm using to "disable" the touchscreen on my laptop, brought on by windows 10's lack of a disable option outside of device manager (on windows 7, you could just use the mouse settings - on win10 this option is gone).
The program works well by essentially identifying and dropping mouse inputs identified as touches, but has a weird quirk in that a few windows still receive touch inputs, such as Edge and Chrome. Most programs don't have this problem and the program usually correctly drops the touch inputs. It's not a huge deal, but I'm wondering why those windows still receive inputs when others do not.
I have attached the code (it's small), does anyone know why some programs still receive these inputs?
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Windows.Input;
namespace TouchDisable
{
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
Width = Screen.PrimaryScreen.Bounds.Width;
Height = Screen.PrimaryScreen.Bounds.Height;
_hookID = SetHook(_proc);
}
private void Form1_FormClosed(object sender, FormClosedEventArgs e)
{
UnhookWindowsHookEx(_hookID);
}
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
private static LowLevelMouseProc _proc = HookCallback;
private static IntPtr _hookID = IntPtr.Zero;
private static IntPtr SetHook(LowLevelMouseProc proc)
{
using (Process curProcess = Process.GetCurrentProcess())
using (ProcessModule curModule = curProcess.MainModule)
{
return SetWindowsHookEx(WH_MOUSE_LL, proc,
GetModuleHandle(curModule.ModuleName), 0);
}
}
private delegate IntPtr LowLevelMouseProc(int nCode, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam);
private static IntPtr HookCallback(int nCode, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam)
{
if (IsTouch(lParam))
return new IntPtr(1);
else
return CallNextHookEx(_hookID, nCode, wParam, lParam);
}
private const int WH_MOUSE_LL = 14;
private enum MouseMessages
{
WM_LBUTTONDOWN = 0x0201,
WM_LBUTTONUP = 0x0202,
WM_MOUSEMOVE = 0x0200,
WM_MOUSEWHEEL = 0x020A,
WM_RBUTTONDOWN = 0x0204,
WM_RBUTTONUP = 0x0205
}
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
private struct POINT
{
public int x;
public int y;
}
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
private struct MSLLHOOKSTRUCT
{
public POINT pt;
public uint mouseData;
public uint flags;
public uint time;
public IntPtr dwExtraInfo;
}
[DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)]
private static extern IntPtr SetWindowsHookEx(int idHook,
LowLevelMouseProc lpfn, IntPtr hMod, uint dwThreadId);
[DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)]
[return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
private static extern bool UnhookWindowsHookEx(IntPtr hhk);
[DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)]
private static extern IntPtr CallNextHookEx(IntPtr hhk, int nCode,
IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam);
[DllImport("kernel32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)]
private static extern IntPtr GetModuleHandle(string lpModuleName);
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
const uint TOUCH_FLAG = 0xFF515700;
static bool IsTouch(IntPtr lParam)
{
MSLLHOOKSTRUCT hookData = (MSLLHOOKSTRUCT)Marshal.PtrToStructure(lParam,
typeof(MSLLHOOKSTRUCT));
uint extraInfo = (uint)hookData.dwExtraInfo.ToInt32();
if ((extraInfo & TOUCH_FLAG) == TOUCH_FLAG)
return true;
return false;
}
}
}

MouseHook causes juddering mouse movement when processing

I am building an application using UIAutomation which labels certain widgets on a typical Microsoft Windows user interface, e.g. Windows Explorer, control panel. I am using appropriate threading with UIA based on a Microsoft blog example and everything is working well. The labelling of the widgets is triggered by certain events and one of these events is a mouse click using a low level mousehook code shown below. The problem I have is that when the UI is updated on a mouseclick the mouse movement becomes juddery (as in not smooth) while the UI is updating. So what springs to mind is that the mouse action event needs to run in a different thread. Although I have been programming for quite a few years it has been off and on so I am far from confident when it comes to such threading issues. I have tried the code below in the mouse auction event but it makes no difference. Any help greatly appreciated. I would particularly appreciate example code with an explanation in particular.
// Setup global mouse hook to react to mouse clicks under certain conditions, see event handler
MouseHook.Start();
MouseHook.MouseAction += new EventHandler(MouseHook_MouseAction);
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Threading;
namespace myapplication
{
public static class MouseHook
{
[DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)]
private static extern IntPtr SetWindowsHookEx(int idHook,
LowLevelMouseProc lpfn, IntPtr hMod, uint dwThreadId);
[DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)]
[return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
private static extern bool UnhookWindowsHookEx(IntPtr hhk);
[DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)]
private static extern IntPtr CallNextHookEx(IntPtr hhk, int nCode,
IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam);
[DllImport("kernel32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)]
private static extern IntPtr GetModuleHandle(string lpModuleName);
public static event EventHandler MouseAction = delegate { };
private const int WH_MOUSE_LL = 14;
private enum MouseMessages
{
WM_LBUTTONDOWN = 0x0201,
// WM_LBUTTONUP = 0x0202,
// WM_MOUSEMOVE = 0x0200,
WM_MOUSEWHEEL = 0x020A,
WM_RBUTTONDOWN = 0x0204,
//WM_RBUTTONUP = 0x0205
}
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
private struct POINT
{
public int x;
public int y;
}
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
private struct MSLLHOOKSTRUCT
{
public POINT pt;
public uint mouseData;
public uint flags;
public uint time;
public IntPtr dwExtraInfo;
}
public static void Start()
{
_hookID = SetHook(_proc);
}
public static void stop()
{
UnhookWindowsHookEx(_hookID);
}
private static LowLevelMouseProc _proc = HookCallback;
private static IntPtr _hookID = IntPtr.Zero;
private static IntPtr SetHook(LowLevelMouseProc proc)
{
using (Process curProcess = Process.GetCurrentProcess())
using (ProcessModule curModule = curProcess.MainModule)
{
IntPtr hook = SetWindowsHookEx(WH_MOUSE_LL, proc, GetModuleHandle("user32"), 0);
if (hook == IntPtr.Zero) throw new System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception();
return hook;
}
}
private delegate IntPtr LowLevelMouseProc(int nCode, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam);
private static IntPtr HookCallback(
int nCode, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam)
{
if (nCode >= 0 && (MouseMessages.WM_LBUTTONDOWN == (MouseMessages)wParam || MouseMessages.WM_RBUTTONDOWN == (MouseMessages)wParam ||
MouseMessages.WM_MOUSEWHEEL == (MouseMessages)wParam))
{
MSLLHOOKSTRUCT hookStruct = (MSLLHOOKSTRUCT)Marshal.PtrToStructure(lParam, typeof(MSLLHOOKSTRUCT));
MouseAction(null, new EventArgs());
}
return CallNextHookEx(_hookID, nCode, wParam, lParam);
}
}
}
private void MouseHook_MouseAction(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
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Thread th = new Thread(() =>
{
UpdateUI();
Application.Run();
});
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C# How to change the Text of a label [closed]

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I have this C# code and I want to change the Text of a label named label1. When I am using these functions to detect what key is pressed and change the label1.Text from within the function, the text is unchanged. How can I change the label1.Text from within this function?
private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
_hookID = SetHook(_proc);
label1.Font = new Font("Arial", 24, FontStyle.Bold);
}
private static const int WH_KEYBOARD_LL = 13;
private static LowLevelKeyboardProc _proc = HookCallback;
private static IntPtr _hookID = IntPtr.Zero;
private static IntPtr SetHook(LowLevelKeyboardProc proc)
{
using (Process curProcess = Process.GetCurrentProcess())
using (ProcessModule curModule = curProcess.MainModule)
{
return SetWindowsHookEx(WH_KEYBOARD_LL, proc,
GetModuleHandle(curModule.ModuleName), 0);
}
}
private delegate IntPtr LowLevelKeyboardProc(
int nCode, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam);
private static IntPtr HookCallback(
int nCode, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam)
{
if (nCode >= 0 && wParam == (IntPtr)WM_KEYUP)
{
int vkCode = Marshal.ReadInt32(lParam);
Form1 f = new Form1();
f.label1.Text = "Changed Label"; //<-------------------- change label here
}
return CallNextHookEx(_hookID, nCode, wParam, lParam);
}
[DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)]
private static extern IntPtr SetWindowsHookEx(int idHook,
LowLevelKeyboardProc lpfn, IntPtr hMod, uint dwThreadId);
[DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)]
private static extern IntPtr CallNextHookEx(IntPtr hhk, int nCode,
IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam);
[DllImport("kernel32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)]
private static extern IntPtr GetModuleHandle(string lpModuleName);
You have several mistakes:
private static LowLevelKeyboardProc _proc = HookCallback;
private static IntPtr _hookID = IntPtr.Zero;
private static IntPtr HookCallback(
You're trying to assign something that won't exist until runtime inside a static class method. That is not going to work; you need to do something like:
private LowLevelKeyboardProc _proc;
private IntPtr _hookID;
private IntPtr HookCallback(...
private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
_proc = new LowLevelKeyboardProc(HookCallback);
_hookID = SetHook(_proc);
Learn what static means and do not use it unless you absolutely have to. It doesn't do what you seem to think it does.
Next:
Form1 f = new Form1();
f.label1.Text = "Changed Label";
You are creating a completely new copy of your form, f, changing a label inside the copy, then throwing away the copy without displaying or doing anything at all with it. You want this:
label1.Text = "Changed Label";

MS Word's Add-in TextChange Event in C#

I have a Microsoft Word Add-in that find the similar words in a text (But When I click a button !)
My question is : how to call a function when user typed words ?
In other word , i want an event like "TextChange" or "Keypress" when user typing to get the current word and process it and get it's similar words.
Somethings Like this :
private void TextChangeEventOfCurrentActiveDocument(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
...
}
Any Other idea that i can get new words that user typed ?
Thanks.
Finally after a long time, i create this add-in by using Windows hooks.
(Special thanks to #Reg Edit)
Here the entire code that i wrote and this work nice for me. (some optional section of code was removed.)
ThisAddIn.cs
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Xml.Linq;
using Word = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word;
using Office = Microsoft.Office.Core;
using Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Threading;
namespace PersianWords
{
public partial class ThisAddIn
{
private const int WH_KEYBOARD_LL = 13;
private const int WM_KEYDOWN = 0x0100;
private static IntPtr hookId = IntPtr.Zero;
private delegate IntPtr HookProcedure(int nCode, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam);
private static HookProcedure procedure = HookCallback;
[DllImport("kernel32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)]
private static extern IntPtr GetModuleHandle(string lpModuleName);
[DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
private static extern bool UnhookWindowsHookEx(IntPtr hhk);
[DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)]
private static extern IntPtr SetWindowsHookEx(int idHook, HookProcedure lpfn, IntPtr hMod, uint dwThreadId);
[DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)]
private static extern IntPtr CallNextHookEx(IntPtr hhk, int nCode, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam);
private static IntPtr SetHook(HookProcedure procedure)
{
using (Process process = Process.GetCurrentProcess())
using (ProcessModule module = process.MainModule)
return SetWindowsHookEx(WH_KEYBOARD_LL, procedure, GetModuleHandle(module.ModuleName), 0);
}
private static IntPtr HookCallback(int nCode, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam)
{
if (nCode >= 0 && wParam == (IntPtr)WM_KEYDOWN)
{
int pointerCode = Marshal.ReadInt32(lParam);
if (pointerCode == 162 || pointerCode == 160)
{
return CallNextHookEx(hookId, nCode, wParam, lParam);
}
string pressedKey = ((Keys)pointerCode).ToString();
//Do some sort of processing on key press
var thread = new Thread(() =>
{
MyClass.WrdApp.CustomizationContext = MyClass.WrdApp.ActiveDocument;
//do something with current document
});
thread.Start();
}
return CallNextHookEx(hookId, nCode, wParam, lParam);
}
private void ThisAddIn_Startup(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
hookId = SetHook(procedure);
MyClass.WrdApp = Application;
MyClass.WrdApp.CustomizationContext = MyClass.WrdApp.ActiveDocument;
}
private void ThisAddIn_Shutdown(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
UnhookWindowsHookEx(hookId);
}
#region VSTO generated code
/// <summary>
/// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
/// the contents of this method with the code editor.
/// </summary>
private void InternalStartup()
{
this.Startup += new System.EventHandler(ThisAddIn_Startup);
this.Shutdown += new System.EventHandler(ThisAddIn_Shutdown);
}
#endregion
}
}
Sorry to say, but there is no such event. Nothing is getting close to it either.
So you are stuck with a button, or check the contents every once in a while using some sort of timer (the Timer class might be an option).
You could use Windows hooks to intercept keystrokes from another window (Word in this case).
Alternatively, the Word Application has a WindowSelectionChange event, which won't fire on typing, but will fire if the user moves the cursor with an arrow key or clicks a word. This would allow you to react to a word being clicked, rather than the user having to move somewhere else on the screen to click a button.

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