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Re: CGEventTap Not Receiving Events after some time
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Re: CGEventTap Not Receiving Events after some time


  • Subject: Re: CGEventTap Not Receiving Events after some time
  • From: Bill Cheeseman <email@hidden>
  • Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 08:49:49 -0400

On Sep 30, 2010, at 6:28 AM, Erik Aigner wrote:

> I already check for these events, but they never occur. I think it might be that some other
> app inserts itself again before my (active, not listen only) tap?
>
> The event tap specifically taps system events for the media keys previous/playpause/next. I guess
> the new iTunes version probably "reconquers" the event tap?


I don't know how another application would block the event taps you have enabled, but I suppose it might be possible.

One possibility for testing these kinds of problems is to use my free Event Taps Testbench developer utility, at <http://pfiddlesoft.com/eventtapstestbench>.

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Bill Cheeseman - email@hidden

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