See General/HotKeysLib?, which is available at http://rogueamoeba.com/sources/HotKeysLib3.tgz and General/ShortcutRecorder, a control that uses General/HotKeysLib (General/PTHotKey, et al): http://wafflesoftware.net/shortcut/
The above is the suggested refactoring for the below conversation.
How would I go about making my app send a system-wide keydown event, like in Appleās floating keyboard application?
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