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spunch · Guest

Is it possible to create a hotkey that will do something once a (special) key is double clicked?

For example, I want something to run once I press ctrl twice in a short period of time, but still have ctrl behave normally when I don't double click (sort of like how the quick search box in google desktop works, if anybody uses it).

I know it's possible using hotstrings and regular characters, it would look something like this:
:*:aa::Run, %something%

But can I use special keys such as ctrl/alt/shift/capslock for that?

PhiLho · Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2006 4:55 pm Post subject:

That's not exactly a double-click but a double-press...

Hacker · Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 9:09 pm Post subject:

Does someone please know how to find out the current double-click delay set in windows?

TIA
Roman

Titan · Joined: 11 Aug 2004 Posts: 5068 Location: imaginationland

Hacker · Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 12:50 am Post subject:

Thank you! Smile

Roman

wallywalters · Joined: 27 Sep 2006 Posts: 16

I don't believe it. I just logged in intending to post this very question.

You guys are the greatest!

quicktest · Joined: 30 Jul 2004 Posts: 42

And I posted this question just 5 days ago, but worded it very poorly and got no response at all Embarassed

Thanks spunch and PhilLo Smile

wallywalters · Joined: 27 Sep 2006 Posts: 16

Just curious: What's the advantage to handling this using A_PriorHotkey vs. KeyWait, as below?

; Method #2
; ---------
F10::
KeyWait, F10
KeyWait, F10, D, T0.10
If ErrorLevel = 1
MsgBox Single Keypress
Else
MsgBox Double Keypress
Return

PhiLho · Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 10:59 am Post subject:

Probably no real advantage, there are often several ways to reach a goal in programming world...
Thanks for proposing an alternative solution.
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vPhiLho := RegExReplace("Philippe Lhoste", "^(\w{3})\w*\s+\b(\w{3})\w*$", "$1$2")

Hacker · Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 8:17 pm Post subject:

Hm, now I am trying to get the time since the last hotkey like this:

xXJa50nXx · Joined: 19 Oct 2006 Posts: 32 Location: mo

There is a built in variable for that
use %A_TimeSincePriorHotkey%.

Hacker · Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 2:46 pm Post subject:

xXJa50nXx,
As you can see, I am already using it, but am trying to enhance its precision, which does not seem to work.

Roman

Hacker · Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 1:06 pm Post subject:

Anyone, please?

TIA
Roman

Hacker · Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2006 11:37 am Post subject:

Well, this code definitely does not work as expected. A_TimeSincePriorHotkey returns higher values than it should. It also seems that it returns correct values if I move the cursor a little between the two clicks of the double-click, just between the confines of the XDblClickDiff and YDblClickDiff rectangle.

Hacker · Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 8:06 pm Post subject:

Pretty please...?

Roman