Add hint for blocking win key when using raw keyboard #13066
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Susko3
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Aug 3, 2025
| * - "0": Hotkeys are not blocked. (default) | ||
| * - "1": Hotkeys are blocked. | ||
| * | ||
| * This hint must be set before SDL is initialized. |
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It's possible to make this hint apply dynamically: just restart the raw input thread / re-register the devices. Having it dynamic would make it more useful, as games could enable windows hotkeys when in menus or when paused, but disable it when in active gameplay.
| @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ static DWORD WINAPI WIN_RawInputThread(LPVOID param) | |||
| if (data->flags & ENABLE_RAW_KEYBOARD_INPUT) { | |||
| devices[count].usUsagePage = USB_USAGEPAGE_GENERIC_DESKTOP; | |||
| devices[count].usUsage = USB_USAGE_GENERIC_KEYBOARD; | |||
| devices[count].dwFlags = 0; | |||
| devices[count].dwFlags = SDL_GetHintBoolean(SDL_HINT_WINDOWS_RAW_KEYBOARD_NOHOTKEY) ? 0x200 : 0; | |||
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Use RIDEV_NOHOTKEYS instead of a magic value.
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@Susko3 windows' rawinput keyboard natively support blocking the Windows key via RIDEV_NOHOTKEYS while leaving alt-tab intact. The only drawback is that the Alt-Tab menu becomes the classic style when tabbing out.