Detecting MouseClicks without JFrame

Question

Currently stuck on how to create an executable jar file that would run in the background of my pc and detect if my mouse is down. I know JFrame is a one method of doing so, but that's visible on my screen, even though I set it to invisible it appears to disable it completely.

Here's my code so far, is there a another method I could use that isn't JFrame related?

public class MyFrame extends JFrame implements KeyListener {

MyFrame(){
    this.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    this.setSize(500,500);
    this.setLayout(null);
    this.addKeyListener(this);
    this.setVisible(true);
    this.setAlwaysOnTop(true);

}

@Override
public void keyTyped(KeyEvent e) {

}

@Override
public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e) {

}

@Override
public void keyReleased(KeyEvent e) {
    if(e.getKeyChar() =='q'){
        this.setVisible(false);
    }
    if(e.getKeyChar()=='l'){
        this.setVisible(true);
    }
}

}

Does this answer your question? [java - Detect Mouse Clicks Anywhere On Screen](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/25496292/java-detect-mouse-clicks-anywhere-on-screen) — tgdavies, Jun 12 '22 at 05:34
You can’t do it without using some kind of native library - JNI/JNA — MadProgrammer, Jun 12 '22 at 06:09
[Example to play with using JNativeHook](https://github.com/kwhat/jnativehook/blob/2.2/doc/Mouse.md). You can get the library JAR file [here](https://jar-download.com/artifacts/com.1stleg/jnativehook/2.1.0/source-code). — DevilsHnd - 退職した, Jun 12 '22 at 09:27

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 12 '22 at 08:00

You can download jNativeHook and hook the global listener to globalScreen.

you can use it as a normal swing listener.

Here is the link:

https://code.google.com/p/jnativehook/

By using this library you achieve a wide range of functions to control the mouse events!!

Detecting MouseClicks without JFrame

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