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[BIOSRAM]

Hi,

I have following problem, when I use command KeyWait with key "Break" or "Pause" or "CTRLBREAK" it does not function each time, I have nearly always to press Pause sometimes 2 or more times till it is accepted for example following code:

[SKAN]

[BIOSRAM]

Thanks SKAN, you are right, this is a problem with my keyboard, I never thought it might be a problem with keyboard.

Thanks for quick reply.

[BIOSRAM]

Hi again,

looks like the key is not the problem.
I have now tried a hotkey, this works fine but KeyWait still does not work very often.

Kan you try following 2 examples:

[SKAN]

[BIOSRAM]

Hi SKAN,

and what about Pause Key? PrintScreen was only to show how it should work:

[SKAN]

[BIOSRAM]

Hi SKAN,

thans for testing, so when you press and hold Pause for my example loop continues to run and count is growing?

That is weird, I have now tested it on 3 computers and it does definitely not work. Do you possibly have another computer where you can test?

I will test that key on other computers and will report if it worked.

Can anybody else test it and confirm possibly?

[Vade]

Those scripts work fine on my computer, BIOSRAM.
There may be some other program using those keys ?

[n-l-i-d]

Do you use the latest version of AutoHotkey? And: it might be that your keyboard simply needs physical cleaning...

[BIOSRAM]

Thanks for testing.

This is really weird, I do not think it is my key and I also have the latest version of AutoHotkey.

I have now tested it on 1 computers and 2 notebooks, all with different builds of windows xp professional, but it does not work on all of them.

When I run this code I have to press Pause again and again to make the loop continue, on my older notebook I need to press it more than 10 times till the script continues but it always stops on all computers:

[BIOSRAM]

I have now tested it with a USB Keyboard and it works, very odd.

I tried the same with a usb/ps2 converter and normal keyboard and it does not work.

Must be something with the keyboard.

SKAN, Vade, n-l-i-d, are you using a PS2 Keyboard?

[SKAN]

[Superfraggle]

Testing on mine and looking at the key history suggests that at least on my system the pause key does not produce auto repeat key strokes.

FYI I am using a laptop with built in PS/2 keyboard.
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[BIOSRAM]

That is right Superfraggle

it sends the key up even it is still down, so when I press and hold Pause and press F5 for refreshing it shows that key released.