Keyboard input directed always to Windows

Is it possible to have all keyboard access directed to Windows (running inside OSX)? Now I have to mouse click something that belongs to Windows before keyboard is directed there. I want to direct strokes to Windows even if it's just running in the "background".

It would also be great if it worked both ways; if keystrokes generated in Windows would affect OSX, but that's secondary. This way I could use Windows AutoHotkey to do things in OSX, as I'm accustomed to AutoHotkey.

 

I'll answer this myself. You need KeyRemap4MacBook and Quicksilver to do something like this. Here's an example how to direct alt+tab always to Parallels:

(1) Use this private.xml which changes Option+Tab to Option+F13,Option+Tab.
https://github.com/tekezo/Files/blo...tion_tab_to_option_f13_option_tab/private.xml

Note: How to use private.xml.
http://pqrs.org/macosx/keyremap4macbook/document.html#t3


(2) Assign Option+F13 to change active application to Virtual Machine.
Use Quicksilver or other hot key apps.
For example, use Quicksilver and assign Option+F13 as trigger.
https://github.com/tekezo/Files/blob/master/KeyRemap4MacBook/image/quicksilver.png
(You can register Option+F13 as hot key by pressing Option+Tab.)

Explanation: KeyRemap4MacBook listens to your keypresses, sends the keypress to Quicksilver which triggers Parallels Windows focus and also send your keys there. The example is for alt+tab only, not for all keys.

 

That wasn't very good, here's a new version (KeyRemap4MacBook), which works nicely for alt+tab (option+tab) Windows app selector even if the focus was in OSX.

<item>
<name>not VM: Option(shift)+Tab to F6,Option(shift)+Tab</name>
<identifier>private.if_not_in_vn_then_option-tab_to_f6_option-tab</identifier>
<block>
<not>VIRTUALMACHINE</not>
<autogen>--KeyToKey-- KeyCode::TAB, VK_OPTION | ModifierFlag::NONE,
KeyCode::F6, KeyCode::TAB, VK_OPTION</autogen>
<autogen>--KeyToKey-- KeyCode::TAB, VK_OPTION | VK_SHIFT | ModifierFlag::NONE,
KeyCode::F6, KeyCode::TAB, VK_OPTION | VK_SHIFT</autogen>
</block>
<block>
<only>VIRTUALMACHINE</only>
<!-- the following is a workaround to get alt+esc (exit app selector) working -->
<autogen>--KeyToKey-- KeyCode::ESCAPE, VK_OPTION | ModifierFlag::NONE,
KeyCode::CONTROL_L, VK_OPTION</autogen>
</block>
</item>

Note that the F6 is a Parallels option (Parallels Preferences -> Keyboard -> F6 Show/Hide Application).