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does anyone know why this isnt working? and if there is a better way to do this?

switch := 1
End:: switch/=-1


loop
{
if switch = 1
tooltip running
sleep 500
}

It helps if you tell us what you are trying to do.

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I know i have 6 legs. It's cuz I'm special.

sorry i thought it was apparent.

just trying to toggle the tooltip on and off depending on when i press the endkey.

It might be easier to toggle with SetTimer.

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Try Quick Search for Autohotkey or see the tutorial for newbies.

The 1st problem is that the script never runs far enough to get to the loop. When you run the code you posted, it stops as soon as it hits End:: switch/=-1 (hotkeys mark the end of the Auto-Execute section of a script).

So put that below your loop and then you can finish debugging why your switch isn't working

this was a very handy piece of info, this was exactly what the problem was. thank you very much.

My recommendation would be to use "*=" instead of "/=".



My reasons:
1) it does the same thing
2) Multiplcation is ALWAYS faster than division.

3) Just some input of my own - you might want to do this instead.



Then, you could use


Plus, my quess is that the not operation ("!") is quicker than multiplication, but that's just my guess.

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