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Laszlo
Joined: 14 Feb 2005
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Location: Boulder, CO
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 Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 11:47 pm Post subject: Toggle (activate/deactivate) groups of HotKeys |
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It was asked several times. Here is a solution based on #IfWinExist. Some hotkey routines will activate groups of other hotkeys via creating/destroying hidden windows.
Below is an example with toggles ScrollLock and Alt-T. The ScrollLock hotkey routine checks the toggle state of ScrollLock. If it is On, create a hidden GUI window, named "ScrLk". If it is Off, destroy this invisible window. (Similarly, you can use CapsLock and NumLock.) Alt-T toggles a variable and creates/destroys another hidden window, named Alt-T. (Other non-toggle keyboard keys can be used similarly.)
These hidden windows only exist when the corresponding toggle is On, so the hotkeys after the corresponding #IfWinExist lines only work if they are turned On. (The first listed hotkey is activated if more than one toggle is On.) After the last #IfWinExist line list the hotkeys, which shall be active when no toggle condition is active. | Code: | DetectHiddenWindows On
GoSub ~ScrollLock ; react to initial state
; ... further code here
; --- end of autoexecute section ---
~ScrollLock:: ; toggle by create/destroy a hidden window
If GetKeyState("ScrollLock","T")
Gui 1:Show, Hide, ScrLk
Else
Gui 1:Destroy
Return
!T:: ; toggle by create/destroy a hidden window
AltT := !AltT
If AltT
Gui 2:Show, Hide, Alt-T
Else
Gui 2:Destroy
Return
#IfWinExist ScrLk ; below the HotKeys are active when CapsLock is ON
!z::MsgBox ScrollLock ON
;...
#IfWinExist Alt-T ; below the HotKeys are active when Alt-T toggle is ON
!z::MsgBox Alt-T ON
;...
#IfWinExist ; below the HotKeys are active when all toggles are Off
!z::MsgBox ScrollLock/Alt-T Off
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Edit 2006.03.07: Added comments, changed GoTo to GoSub
Last edited by Laszlo on Fri Sep 22, 2006 2:54 am; edited 2 times in total |
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Chris
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| Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 4:11 am Post subject: |
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| It's a novel idea to have a different set of hotkeys active depending on the state of Numlock or ScrollLock. Even better, you've given us an easy framework to do it. Thanks. |
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Igance
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| Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 4:37 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Laszlo. Just a newbie question. In | Laszlo wrote: | | Code: | DetectHiddenWindows On
GoTo ~ScrollLock ; react to initial state
~ScrollLock:: ; toggle by create/destroy a hidden window
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, why Goto to a label witch is just below ? What is the utility ? Thanks |
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PhiLho
Joined: 27 Dec 2005
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| Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 4:52 pm Post subject: |
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This is not a label, but a hotkey (callable like a label).
The autoexecute section stops just before this hotkey.
So, to execute this part of the script, you have to go to it explicitely.
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Ignace
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| Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 5:47 pm Post subject: |
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| OK PhiLho, thanks a lot for the explanation. |
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Laszlo
Joined: 14 Feb 2005
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Location: Boulder, CO
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| Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 7:46 pm Post subject: |
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| I added comments to the original post, to clarify this. If the ScrollLock toggle activation is not the last autoexecute instruction, you have to change GoTo to GoSub, calling directly the hotkey subroutine. It is also less confusing. |
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genmce
Joined: 10 Jan 2009
Posts: 135
Location: Virginia
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| Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 3:49 pm Post subject: |
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I have something working... almost....
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;******************* CapsLock and NumLock experiement number 2 ********************
CLstate := GetKeyState("Capslock", "T")
NLstate := GetKeyState("NumLock", "T")
~CapsLock:: CLstate := GetKeyState("Capslock", "T") ; True if CapsLock is ON, false otherwise.
~NumLock:: NLstate := GetKeyState("NumLock", "T") ; add the NumLock status; CapsLock navigation
; Implement some sort of hotkey trap based on the state of the caps and nums both 0
; in that situation the hotkey is not a hotkey.
$z::
loop
{
if ((CLstate = 0) & (NLstate = 0)) ; Send normal key function if both off
{
Send {~z} ; How do I get this to pass without triggering the hotkey again.
MsgBox, 4, ,CAPS %CLstate% + NL %NLstate%, 1
break
}
else if ((CLstate = 1) & (NLstate =0)) ; 2 caps only
{
Send {2}
MsgBox, 4, ,CAPS %CLstate% + NL %NLstate%, 1
break
}
else if ((CLstate = 0) & (NLstate = 1)) ; 3 numlock is only
{
Send {3}
MsgBox, 4, ,CAPS %CLstate% + NL %NLstate%, 1
break
}
else if ((CLstate = 1) & (NLstate = 1)) ; 4 both off
{
Send {4}
MsgBox, 4, ,CAPS %CLstate% + NL %NLstate%, 1
return
}
}
return
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I suppose I could make some sort of if then before the hotkey, hmm.....
Please consider and advise.
Thanks!
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