Clearing events

[MKTL]

System: WinXP SP2, EventGhost 0.3.6.1480 (and the current stable build does the same)

Pressing Ctrl-Alt-Del and then Esc (to get back to Windows from the logout screen) gives the following in the log:

Keyboard.LCtrl
Keyboard.LCtrl+LAlt
Keyboard.LCtrl+LAlt+Delete
Keyboard.LCtrl+LAlt+Delete

And the last line somehow remains in the cache as if the buttons are stuck.
So if I, say, press Space after that, I get:

Keyboard.LCtrl+LAlt+Space+Delete

I tried "Clear Pending Events" on Ctrl-Alt-Del - no result.

What works is:

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<EventGhost Version="1480">
    <Folder Name="Autostart Macros" id="15" Expanded="True">
        <Macro Name="Ctrl-Alt-Delete reset" Expanded="True">
            <Event Name="Keyboard.LCtrl+LAlt+Delete" />
            <Action>
                Window.SendKeys(u'{Delete}{Alt}{Ctrl}', False)
            </Action>
        </Macro>
    </Folder>
</EventGhost>

The problem is that it sends the Keys to whatever window is on top, so for example if it happens to be an editor, the "Delete" key deletes something, "Alt" calls the menu etc.etc.

Is there a better way to clear the remains of a Ctrl-Alt-Del from the cache?

Thanks!

[Bartman]

This is a long known bug in the keyboard plugin which would require a lot of rewriting.
The reason is that EG does not get the keystrokes from the OS anymore, when it switches to a secure desktop and therefore does not get any notice of the releasing of the keys.

[MKTL]

Thanks, I get it. Hoped there was a trick. Somehow my script above does the job of clearing it, I would just prefer to have those keys be sent to EG engine only, and not to whatever is on top.

Say, if the "Clear pending events" were clearing unreleased buttons that would've been swell.

[MKTL]

Just curious, any positive development concerning the above?

Thanks!

[jsonnabend]

As far as I can tell, this problem persists. See, for example, this thread.

- Jeff