How to keep the automated keys working when the game's window is in background?

[glucap]

Installed or Portable version:2.20.5 portable
Windows Version: windows 10 pro 64 bit
Mouse Information (brand/model): Logitech G400, 5 buttons, official Logitech driver
Relevant Computer Information (CPU, RAM etc): 32 GB ram, AMD Ryzen 5 5600X, SSD, NVME, GTX 1070 TI
Did the problem occur after an upgrade of XMBC? (If so, from what version?): No
Did the problem occur after a Windows update/upgrade? (If so, from what version?): No
How long have you used XMBC?: 1 day
What language and keyboard layout do you use in Windows?: Italian

Clear description of the problem - try and include as much information as possible, including what button and mappings you are having problems with (if applicable).:
Hello, I'm new to the forum and I've just started using x-mouse.
First of all thanks for the tool, it's great.
I'm using it to automize some actions in Path Of Exile game. I have a problem: when I move the mouse cursor outside the main game's window, the automated action programmed in x-mouse stop to work and restart when I move the mouse cursor back to the game.
Is there a way to start the keys combo in game and keep this working in the background while I do some other stuff in Windows? What I want to do is to start the game, enter a map, start the autoclick routine created with x-mouse, move to the browser or another program and keep the autoclick working in game in the background.
I tried to uncheck some options in the settings, like "Enable profile switching on mouse move", but I still have the problem: if I move the mouse cursor to the Windows taskbar the action in game stops.
I hope that I've explained myself well.

[phil]

It is not possible. XMBC uses the Microsoft API's to send keyboard input into the keyboard buffer. The keys in the keyboard buffer get sent to the window in the foreground. There is no way to redirect that to windows in the background. Just when you press keys on your keyboard, they go to the active window!

In some cases, you can send characters to specific windows, given the window handle, but only on the assumption that the window picks up WM_CHAR messages. Games in particular are very unlikely to work with those messages - its just to high level (and thus laggy) for games where input latency is important.

[glucap]

Thanks for the answer Phil.