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How to Simulate Mouse Back and Forward Buttons

 
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azstuenthome



Joined: 03 Nov 2008
Posts: 7
PostPosted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 11:12 pm    Post subject: How to Simulate Mouse Back and Forward Buttons Reply with quote
My mouse does not have back or forward buttons. How can I use AHK to simulate pressing these buttons on the mouse? I found an AHK script called Mouse Gestures which interprets mouse gestures (http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1435). I just need to know what keys/commands to assign to the appropriate gesture.

Any help would be much appreciated.
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txquestor



Joined: 22 Aug 2009
Posts: 294
PostPosted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 12:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Which action are you referring to:

scroll ball left and right
or
horizontal scroll forward/back
or
browser forward/back

Check this key/button list link:
http://www.autohotkey.com/docs/commands/Send.htm Or
Send command

Examples:
Code:

; scroll ball left and right
; or
; horizontal scroll forward/back
; or
; browser forward/back

#InstallKeybdHook

; Scroll Left/Right
$+<::Send {Left}   ; Shift+Left Arrow
$+>::Send {Right}   ; Shift+Right Arrow

~LButton:: ; Left Mouse Button, Scroll left
ControlGetFocus, fcontrol, A   ; get control with input focus
Loop 2  ; <-- Increase this value to scroll faster.
    SendMessage, 0x114, 0, 0, %fcontrol%, A  ; 0x114 is WM_HSCROLL and the 0 after it is SB_LINELEFT. OR
    SendMessage, 0x115, 0, 0, %fcontrol%, A  ; 0x114 is WM_VSCROLL - vertical scrolling
return

~RButton::  ; Right Mouse Button, Scroll right.
ControlGetFocus, fcontrol, A
Loop 2  ; <-- Increase this value to scroll faster.
    SendMessage, 0x114, 1, 0, %fcontrol%, A  ; 0x114 is WM_HSCROLL and the 1 after it is SB_LINERIGHT. OR
    SendMessage, 0x115, 1, 0, %fcontrol%, A  ; 0x114 is WM_VSCROLL  vertical scrolling
return

; Horizontal Scroll forward/back
$Lalt::Send {WheelLeft}   ; Left Alt button
$Ralt::Send {WheelRight}   ; Right Alt button

; Browser Forward/Back
$<::Send {Browser_Back}   ; Left Arrow, Browser Back Button
$>::Send {Browser_Forward} ; Right Arrow, Browser Forward Button


RapidHotKey Example- need to download Rapidhotkey Function
http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/topic38795.html&highlight=rapidhotkey
Code:

~RButton::RapidHotkey("Forward""Back", 2, 1)  ;two taps RBuitton = Forward, three taps RButton = Back,  ~ prevents RButton Activating Contextmenu, instead runs script
Forward:
    ; ADD Code snippet from above script for whichever one you like. Example
    Send {Browser_Forward}
Return
   
Back:
    Send {Browser_Back}   
Return   

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Last edited by txquestor on Wed Oct 21, 2009 3:14 am; edited 2 times in total
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[VxE]



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Code:
Send, {XButton1} ; the 'back' button on a mouse
Send, {XButton2} ; the 'forward' button on a mouse

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azstuenthome



Joined: 03 Nov 2008
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 1:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks for the quick response. I didn't know there were so many options to go forward and back. I guess what I was looking for was the browser forward and back. I ended up using the {XButton1} and {XButton2}. I will probably experiment with the others as well.

Thanks again.
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Relayer



Joined: 24 Nov 2008
Posts: 68
PostPosted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 8:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I use an old Logitech mouse with 2 buttons and a scroll wheel. I got tired of cursor'ing up to the browser back button so this is what I've been using. I love it. It becomes second nature after a bit. It's great too on a notebook when you have no mouse.

To go back you press right then left.
To go forward, press left then right.

Code:

~RButton & LButton:: 
SendInput, {Browser_Back}
SetTimer, RBUp, 10
Return

RBUp:
GetKeyState, state, RButton
if state = U
{
   SetTimer, RBUp, Off
   SendInput, {Alt}
}
Return

~LButton & RButton::
SendInput, {Browser_Forward}
Return
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