SDL_HINT_WIN...CLUDE_HOTKEYS(3)

✨ SDL_HINT_WINDOWS_RAW_KEYBOARD_EXCLUDE_HOTKEYS ✨

okay bestie, you know how this whole thing lives in the SDL3 FUNCTIONS manual? yeah. this is that page. it's a lil hint, it's got a long name, and it's lowkey iconic 💅

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🎀 NAME 🎀

SDL_HINT_WINDOWS_RAW_KEYBOARD_EXCLUDE_HOTKEYS — a variable that controls whether or not the RIDEV_NOHOTKEYS flag gets set when you enable Windows raw keyboard events. that's it, that's the whole vibe 🦋

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <SDL3/SDL_hints.h>

#define SDL_HINT_WINDOWS_RAW_KEYBOARD_EXCLUDE_HOTKEYS "SDL_WINDOWS_RAW_KEYBOARD_EXCLUDE_HOTKEYS"

like, you literally just #include the header and the macro is right there waiting for you, no cap 🫶

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💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

so here's the tea ☕: when this hint is doing its thing, it blocks any hotkeys that have been registered by applications from having any effect beyond generating raw WM_INPUT events. meaning the hotkey still shows up as a raw input event, it just doesn't... do the hotkey thing. it's giving "i see you but i'm not answering" energy 😭

important disclaimer bestie: this flag does not affect system-hotkeys like ALT-TAB or CTRL-ALT-DEL. those are built different, they're above this whole situation, main character energy fr fr 👑

but it does affect the Windows Logo key 🪟, because that one is a userland hotkey registered by explorer.exe. so like, yeah. the flag can absolutely body that one. sorry to the Start menu i guess 💀

⭐ the values you can set it to ⭐

• "0" — hotkeys are not excluded. this is the default, so if you say nothing, this is what you get 🙈
• "1" — hotkeys are excluded. bye hotkeys 👋✨

this hint can be set anytime. whenever. no rules, no schedule, just vibes 🦋

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🌈 AVAILABILITY 🌈

this hint is available since SDL 3.4.0. so if you're on something older, it's simply not there yet, and that's just the way it is, no hard feelings 🎀

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🫶 SEE ALSO 🫶

there's nothing else listed here bestie, this page is a solo act and honestly? respect 💜

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that's the whole page!! now go forth and exclude (or don't exclude) those hotkeys with confidence, you absolute legend 👑💅

Simple Directmedia Layer — SDL 3.4.18, mwah, sending you this page with love, go slay your keyboard events 🌸✨