Insert other action when toggle loop is still on going

[Batsmaru0410]

Hi, I have "a" key bound to toggle loop to continues send "a" key every 300 millisecond, and another key bound to send "b" 5 times.


What I wish to accomplish is when the loop that is sending "a" is ongoing, anytime I press "b" key, it will pause "a" and insert "bbbbb" in that ongoing string without having to toggle(stop) the "a" key in the first place.

For example the output should be: aaaaaaabbbbbbaaaaaaaaaaa (5 "b"s are inserted whenever the"b" key is pressed, and "a" continues automatically afterwards)

I have tried to add "critical" but it didn't work.

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a::
	
 	if (HitToggle1 := !HitToggle1){
		SetTimer, Hita, 300
		GoSub, Hita		
	} else {
		SetTimer, Hita, Off
	}
  	return
  
Hita:
	ControlSend, ahk_parent, a, Notepad
	sleep 200


	return


b:: 	
	ControlSend, ahk_parent, b, Notepad
	sleep 200
	ControlSend, ahk_parent, b, Notepad
	sleep 200	
	ControlSend, ahk_parent, b, Notepad
	sleep 200	
	ControlSend, ahk_parent, b, Notepad
	sleep 200	
	ControlSend, ahk_parent, b, Notepad
	sleep 200		
	
	return
	
	
	

[mikeyww]

Read about hotkey modifier symbols. Precede your a and b hotkeys with $ so that your Send commands will get through.

$ = This is usually only necessary if the script uses the Send command to send the keys that comprise the hotkey itself, which might otherwise cause it to trigger itself. The $ prefix forces the keyboard hook to be used to implement this hotkey, which as a side-effect prevents the Send command from triggering it. The $ prefix is equivalent to having specified #UseHook somewhere above the definition of this hotkey.

The following script illustrates the difference. You can try pressing a and b.

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$a::Send a
b::Send b