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Self-explanatory.

Creative use of A_TimeIdlePhysical. I'm going to try to remember to refer people to this topic when they ask about "wait for any key" (though I'm not sure the question comes up quite often enough to go into the FAQ).

Thanks.

I thought, there sits a variable idle and what with it to do?

Some time passed and I waited patiently. Until I realized, that WaitForAnyKey was ripe.

Then there it was, and here it is.

where is the key "any" ?
sorry shimanov (russian?) , very nice...

Funny. Maybe it should be

one, some, every, or all without specification key.

But any key by any other name is still a key.

mm.. doesnt register mouse events, nor its movments or mouse clicks.,, so,, i could be using the computer with the mouse and it wouldnt notice..
wonder if that is a bug..

any ways, this is a Sub that i use if i want to wait witht the thread untill the mouse is moved ( i use to get out of a home made screensaver) :



perhaps we should merge them.

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Solved:

Screw my script, Just add :
#InstallMouseHook
to the autoexecution bit and it will do it for the mouse as well.

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Something like this:?*not tested* Just LEO code tweaked and adjusted to shimanovs code.

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toralf

If so, disregard my post.

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toralf

You found the solution. But, technically, it is WaitForAnyKey.

I have heard of those who would type with mouse buttons and gestures -- weird stuff.

Hi,

is there a way to temporary disable the mousehook or to ignore mouse-movements?

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The mouse hook can be dynamically deactivated by:
1) Avoiding #InstallMouseHook.
2) Specifying #Hotstring NoMouse (if your script contains hotstrings). Or dynamically disabling all hotstrings via the Suspend command.
3) Dynamically disabling all mouse hotkeys. In other words, the mouse hook is activated only when the program determines that something in the script (usually hotkeys) requires it. If nothing requires it, the hook is deactivated.

Is there a way to disregard certain keys?

Say I want my script to stop, when any key other than, say a defined hotkey is pressed. How would I define that?

Please, could help me how can I do: Press key B and then WaitForAnyKey?

When I try this:


When I press B, WaitForAnyKey return true without waiting for next key?

because it starts waiting before you release the b key. the action of releasing the b key counts enough for this code as a key action.. you could add a short sleep to allow for you to release the button, or you can use keywait to wait until you release the button.

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(Common Answers) - New Tutorials Forum - Humongous FAQ

It seems to me that this function takes advantage of an undocumented feature: A_TimeIdlePhysical can be made to ignore physical input of one type or the other by installing only one hook. In talking with Chris, it would be considered a bug since both A_TimeIdle and A_TimeIdlePhysical are intended to always capture both types of physical input (keyboard and mouse); however, I think it's a great feature and should simply be added to the documentation.

The script seems to have worked as advertised for everyone else in this thread (three years ago) and it works the same for me:

1. Installing only the keyboard hook ignores physical input from the mouse.
2. Installing only the mouse hook ignores physical input from the keyboard.
3. Installing both hooks or installing neither captures all input.
4. Using A_TimeIdle instead of A_TimeIdlePhysical captures all input regardless of the hooks installed.

Anyone care to try?

EDIT: The documentation has been updated.