How to stop a killer java.awt.robot?

[Darrel Riekhof]

I have a robot that is very busy, doing screen tasks several times a second.
The robot is controlling a non-java program. My problem is that I can't
make it stop. I'd like to hit a key stroke and make the robot stop what its
doing, but I can't seem to get this to work. I can't give my Java program
focus and get the keystroke event. Are there any tricks to getting a busy
robot to stop when you need it to?

Thx, Darrel

 

[Joe Smith]

I have a robot that is very busy, doing screen tasks several times a second.
The robot is controlling a non-java program. My problem is that I can't
make it stop. I'd like to hit a key stroke and make the robot stop what its
doing, but I can't seem to get this to work. I can't give my Java program
focus and get the keystroke event. Are there any tricks to getting a busy
robot to stop when you need it to?

If your computer is connected to a network, create a thread server to listen
to incoming commands from other computers, and control de robot's behavior.