inconsistent shortcut override by mouse wheel w/ controlsend

[SlipperyGrams]

Hi all
I'm at a loss here.

Purpose of script:
Combination of Shift resp. Alt with WheelDown resp. WheelUp to send Arrow Up/Down command to specific Control.


Solution 1. Works, but is not quite fast and reliable enough to be used in conjunction with further commands beneath it:

!WheelDown::
ControlFocus WindowsForms10.EDIT.app.0.141b42a_r12_ad13, Subtitle Edit 3.5.1
Send, {Down}
return

Solution 2. Much faster and sufficiently reliable when tested with a different hotkey, like Numpad4 . The problem is, however, that the shortcuts built into the software are not overridden anymore, as opposed to Solution 1, so it doesn't work with the mousewheel:

!WheelDown::
Numpad4::
ControlSend, WindowsForms10.EDIT.app.0.141b42a_r12_ad13, {Down}, Subtitle Edit 3.5.1
return

Why does the override for the built-in shortcuts work with solution 1 but not with solution 2?

Any pointers will be much appreciated.
Best regards.

[SnowFlake]

the best bet i think is to run the script as admin or try a different send command other then that i dont know :/

[DyaTactic]

I have had this problem with the game Battlefield 2. It kept seeing the hotkeys I pressed, which should be supressed by AutoHotkey.
Only way to fix it to my knowledge is change the hotkey of the program so they are not the same anymore.

[evilC]

Games often read the mouse at a level that is lower that AHK blocks them at.

However, I HAVE successfully used wheel remapping scripts with BF in the past, so I suspect something else may be the problem.

Out of interest, if you do this, does the game still see the wheel roll?

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WheelDown::
	return

If this does stop the game from seeing the wheel roll, then you could do this:

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*WheelDown::	; * = still fire hotkeys, even if modifier is also held (ie will still trigger on ALT+Wheeldown, or ALT+CTRL+WheelDown)
	if (GetKeyState("Alt", "P")){
		; Only do this if ALT is also held
		ControlSend, WindowsForms10.EDIT.app.0.141b42a_r12_ad13, {Down}, Subtitle Edit 3.5.1
	}

Or, if you wish to preserve normal wheeldown functionality if ALT is not held, then use:

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$*WheelDown::	; * = still fire hotkeys, even if modifier is also held (ie will still trigger on ALT+Wheeldown, or ALT+CTRL+WheelDown)
	if (GetKeyState("Alt", "P")){
		; Only do this if ALT is also held
		ControlSend, WindowsForms10.EDIT.app.0.141b42a_r12_ad13, {Down}, Subtitle Edit 3.5.1
	} else {
		Send {Blind}{WheelDown}
	}

[DyaTactic]

Thanks for your help with Battlefield 2.
The scroll wheel works perfecly with your first script active though... Also the d::Return does not make a difference. I can still walk sideways.
How did you fixed it?

[evilC]

OK, so if WheelDown::return did not block the game from seeing the mouse wheel, then no AHK hotkey is.
You would need to use low-level mouse hooks or something