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The following was not happening with 2.5 but is with 2.51.

I'm using XMPlay for playing audio and have it configured to respond on multimedia buttons (global shortcuts). When AS is in focus, those keys have no effect. I guess they are either blocked or used for something else in AS. The commands are: PLAY/PAUSE (code 0xB3), Back (0xA6) and FORWARD (0xA7). Can anything be done about it? Thanks.

At first, do you mean media player keys or web browser keys [*]? From the keycodes, I suppose you mix them.

Winamp supports WM_APPCOMMAND messages (added in v5.51). It's somewhat different from global hotkeys, which Winamp supports too. Global hotkeys are implemented by the application itself. WM_APPCOMMAND messages are implemented in Windows and are therefore better to use. I've informed Un4seen Developments that they should implement that, too.

My Winamp responds well to all media player related keys, through both WM_APPCOMMAND messages and global hotkeys. Although AS uses Back and Forward web browser keys (through WM_APPCOMMAND messages) to navigate through history.

What keybord do you have? Have you installed the software shipped with it?

Are there any other applications that could interfere with the hotkeys?

I had tried to assing a couple of global hotkeys in XMPlay v3.4.2.1 and everything worked fine, even with AS focused - then AS didn't react to Back and Forward keys, because XMPlay "ate" them.

*] The keycodes are as follows:
Media player keys
B0 - Next
B1 - Previous
B2 - Stop
B3 - Play/Pause
B5 - Media (start the assigned application)
...

Web browser keys
A6 - Back
A7 - Forward
A8 - Reload
A9 - Stop
...

thanks ether for adding more info into it.

- true, my keyboard (Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000) does not have B0 (Next) and B1 (Previous) Media Player buttons so I am using A6 (Back) and A7 (Forward) instead.

- pressing B3 (Play/Pause) with having AS 2.51 in focus does not do anything. having anything else focused makes XMPlay to do what was intended.

all of it had been working without an issue until 2.51. i guess AS now responds to new keys and i'm stuck unless we can configure shortcuts (can we at least manually?) or Un4seen provides a new version.

To answer your questions:

> Have you installed the software shipped with it?

No.

> Are there any other applications that could interfere with the hotkeys?

None as far as I'm aware.

UPDATE: Just found the problem. It happens when AS is run as administrator which I normally do. I had been doing it under 2.5 and would swear it all was working. I rolled back to 2.5 a minute ago and it is not now. Weird. Also I've installed Vista SP1 recently which may have had an impact.