Issue with gui hotkey control Topic is solved

[Hellbent]

I don't think that it's strictly a issue with the hotkey control, but that's where I have encountered it so...


Here's the issue.

If you set the hotkey control to a number (1-0) and then update it, the value gets updated with no problems.
If you then change it to Shift + the same number and update it won't see it as a different value (likewise with the reverse).
But... if you were to do the exact same thing with a letter (a-z) everything works fine.

Is this a bug or something else?


Here is a simple script that can be used to demonstrate what I'm talking about.

Try this.
;----------------------

set the hotkey to 1 and update.
next set the hotkey to Shit + 1 and update again.

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#SingleInstance,Force
Gui,1:+AlwaysOnTop

Gui,1:Add,Hotkey,w200 vMyHotkey,
Gui,1:Add,Button,gUpdateHK,Update Hotkey
Gui,1:Show,,Demo of problem
return
GuiClose:
*ESC::
	ExitApp
	
UpdateHK:
	Gui,1:+OwnDialogs
	GuicontrolGet,NewKey,1:,MyHotkey
	;----------------------------------
	;Testing
	msgbox,% Newkey "`n" MyHotkey
	if(Newkey!=MyHotkey){  ; this test is the same as the last else if 
		msgbox,not the same
	}
	;---------------------------------------
	;Normal logic (only needed to update the value of "MyHotkey")
	if(Newkey=""&&MyHotkey!=""){
		ToolTip, in 1
		MyHotkey:=Newkey
	}else if(Newkey!=MyHotkey&&MyHotkey!=""){
		ToolTip, in 2
		MyHotkey:=Newkey
	}else if(Newkey!=MyHotkey){
		ToolTip, in 3
		MyHotkey:=Newkey
	}
	SetTimer,TOTT,-1000	
	return
	
TOTT:
	ToolTip,
	return

[jNizM]

Looks more like ahk interprets the variable +N as N

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var1 := 1
var2 := +1

if (var1 = var2)
	MsgBox % "same`n" var1 " = " var2
if (var1 != var2)
	MsgBox % "different`n" var1 " = " var2

While pure strings works.

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var1 := "a"
var2 := "+a"

if (var1 = var2)
	MsgBox % "same`n" var1 " = " var2
if (var1 != var2)
	MsgBox % "different`n" var1 " = " var2

I think it's because he just sees it as a positive number.
1 is the same like +1 in math
1 is not the same like -1 in math

[Hellbent]

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var1 := 1
var2 := +1

if (var1 = var2)
	MsgBox % "same`n" var1 " = " var2
if (var1 != var2)
	MsgBox % "different`n" var1 " = " var2

While pure strings works.
I think it's because he just sees it as a positive number.
1 is the same like +1 in math
1 is not the same like -1 in math

Still has the same issue when assigned as a string

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var1 := "1"
var2 := "+1"

if (var1 = var2)
	MsgBox % "same`n" var1 " = " var2
if (var1 != var2)
	MsgBox % "different`n" var1 " = " var2

[Hellbent]

I've made a bug report about this so i'll just use a work around in my script.

Either.

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else if((Newkey!=MyHotkey&&MyHotkey!="")||(Newkey=MyHotkey&&Newkey!=""))

or

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else if((Newkey!=MyHotkey&&MyHotkey!="")||(Newkey=MyHotkey&&Strlen(Newkey)!=Strlen(MyHotkey)))

That last one makes me laugh a bit

Anyway, don't think that there's much else I can do, so topic solved???

[Hellbent]

Thanks to @gregster I have a better solution.

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else if((Newkey "" != MyHotkey "" &&MyHotkey!="")