So, I was messing around with this “gray zone push to talk” thing today, and let me tell you, it was a bit of a ride. I wanted to set up a system where I could have a push-to-talk key that only worked when a specific window was not in focus. Think of it like, I want to chat in my voice comms, but only when I’m not actively playing the game, you know?
I started by thinking, “Okay, how do I even detect which window is active?” I rememberd had used in some project before,so i dig it out again.
I fumbled around with some code, trying to get it to print the active window title. Lots of trial and error, mostly error, if I’m honest. I kept getting weird outputs, or nothing at all. It felt like I was wrestling with a slippery fish.
My messy process.
- First Attempt try to print the window title,totally a mess.
- Second Try: Get Familier with these function,find GetForegroundWindow can help me.
- Third one: Finally, the window title.
I Started to use “GetForegroundWindow”.This looks correct!
Then came the push-to-talk part. I already had a simple script for regular push-to-talk using a hotkey.I tryed to combine these two function.
After I get the active window title,what should I do next is add a simple “if” check. See if the title matches my game’s title. If it doesn’t match, then the push-to-talk key should work. If it does match, the key should do nothing.
I tested it out, and… it worked! Kind of. It was a bit janky at first. Sometimes the key would get “stuck,” or it wouldn’t register properly. I had to add some delays and tweak the timing a bit. It felt like I was fine-tuning a really old car.
Finally, after a good chunk of time fiddling, I got it working smoothly. Now, I can just hold down my push-to-talk key, and as long as I’m not actively in the game window, I can chat away. When I click back into the game, the key automatically mutes me. Pretty neat, huh?
