React on global hotkey in a Java program on Windows/Linux/Mac?

Question

A Java6 application sits in the system tray. It needs to be activated using a hotkey (e.g. Super-G or Ctrl-Shift-L etc) and do something (e.g. showing an input box).

How do I do that on:

• Windows (XP or Vista)
• OS/X
• Linux (Gnome or KDE)

Answer 1

I've compiled a library for global hotkeys in java using JNA. It currently supports Windows, Linux and Mac OSX. It also supports media keys on windows and linux.

if anyone is interested, try https://github.com/tulskiy/jkeymaster

I would appreciate any feedback.

Thank you.