How to prevent certain keys from not working when using AHK

[rokkyboy]

Hello,

When using AHK, especially when running something like Radials along with other day-to-day scripts, there are times when certain buttons doesn't work or gets stuck-state. Like the system would have CTRL key pressed down all the time, or right-button mouse wouldn't work, etc.

I usually restart/reload the script to solve this, but are there any good practices to avoid this or deal with this situation?

Thanks,

[Brazolek123]

I'd suggest to look up at your scripts and change the way mouse/keyboard is simulated. Examplery if you are using ControlSend...{^F1} try to make it

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ControlSend... {Control Down}
ControlSend... {F1}
ControlSend... {ControlUp}

or even better:

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BlockInput, Keyboard, On
ControlSend... {Control Down}
ControlSend... {F1}
ControlSend... {ControlUp}
BlockInput, Keyboard, Off

You can aswell experiment some with:

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KeyWait, Control
ControlSend... {Control Down}
ControlSend... {F1}
ControlSend... {Control Up}

also in some cases short sleep of 5 to 15 ms in above scripts might ensure better reliability. Maybe somone more experienced users may have some other, better ideas, gl.