How to detect if the mouse is inactive?

[Iosy]

Hi all,

I'm working in a application where I need to detect when the mouse is
inactive outside my form. I mean, I want to detect if the mouse hasn't
move in the last X seconds (2 por example) and in case that it hasn't,
show a menu.

Thanks

[Ignacio Machin \( .NET/ C# MVP \)]

Hi,

You will have to make a system hook and handle the mouse event, you can set
a flag when the mouse is moved storing the DateTime.Tick
you then set a timer that check every X seconds when was the last handled
event.
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Ignacio Machin,
ignacio.machin AT dot.state.fl.us
Florida Department Of Transportation
"Iosy" <io**************@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Hi all,

I'm working in a application where I need to detect when the mouse is
inactive outside my form. I mean, I want to detect if the mouse hasn't
move in the last X seconds (2 por example) and in case that it hasn't,
show a menu.

Thanks

[Iosy]

Hi Ignacio,

I've been working with C# for a short time and I'm not sure if I've
understand your explanation correctly. Could you write a short example
of what you have explained?

Thanks

Ignacio Machin ( .NET/ C# MVP ) ha escrito:

Hi,

You will have to make a system hook and handle the mouse event, you can set
a flag when the mouse is moved storing the DateTime.Tick
you then set a timer that check every X seconds when was the last handled
event.
--
--
Ignacio Machin,
ignacio.machin AT dot.state.fl.us
Florida Department Of Transportation
"Iosy" <io**************@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:11**********************@i39g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...

Hi all,

I'm working in a application where I need to detect when the mouse is
inactive outside my form. I mean, I want to detect if the mouse hasn't
move in the last X seconds (2 por example) and in case that it hasn't,
show a menu.

Thanks

[Ignacio Machin \( .NET/ C# MVP \)]

Hi,
Unfortunately I do not have one around. You can google for "global hook" or
system hook use group:microsoft.public.dotnet.* to make sure that the
answers are related to .net
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Ignacio Machin,
ignacio.machin AT dot.state.fl.us
Florida Department Of Transportation

"Iosy" <io**************@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Hi Ignacio,

I've been working with C# for a short time and I'm not sure if I've
understand your explanation correctly. Could you write a short example
of what you have explained?

Thanks

Ignacio Machin ( .NET/ C# MVP ) ha escrito:

Hi,

You will have to make a system hook and handle the mouse event, you can
set
a flag when the mouse is moved storing the DateTime.Tick
you then set a timer that check every X seconds when was the last handled
event.
--
--
Ignacio Machin,
ignacio.machin AT dot.state.fl.us
Florida Department Of Transportation
"Iosy" <io**************@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> I'm working in a application where I need to detect when the mouse is
> inactive outside my form. I mean, I want to detect if the mouse hasn't
> move in the last X seconds (2 por example) and in case that it hasn't,
> show a menu.
>
> Thanks
>