[hpooni]

Just wondering if its possible to capture key presses in a windowless script (ie. service). I would like to capture a key combination press and then popup a display. I did some searching but couldn't really find any examples.
Thanks.

[Roman_V_M]

You can create a xbmcgui.WindowDialog instance without visual elements and reimplement onAction method.
But in any case you cannot capture key presses per se, only key/mouse/touch actions.

[hpooni]

Thank you. I will try that out.

[hpooni]

Unfortunately that suggestion doesn't quite work as the invisible modal dialog steals the focus.

[spoyser]

What key combination are you using, could you implement a custom keymap that runs your script when the correct key combination is pressed (although this would have to be restricted to a single key with an optional modifier)?

[hpooni]

Hadn't decided on the key combination yet. I was actually hoping to make it user selectable. In my case the script (service) is already running and want to monitor keypresses inside it to activate a popup (display sports scores).

[spoyser]

Does the service need to be running?

Could you use a custom keymap so that pressing S (or whatever key you choose) runs the script that displays your popup?