Backspace in Brave browser Topic is solved

[jazzvb]

Hi,

Recently I started to use the Brave browser. However, Backspace for going back a page does not work in this browser. I tried to write a script to make Backspace act like Alt+Left arrow only in Brave, but I have troubles with the 'else' input. When I know how to do this, I will try to have the Ins key work like Backspace in Brave only. The Backspace for going back a page I use far more than using it to correct text; there's always Ctrl+Z anyway.

One script I tried:

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BACKSPACE::
#IfWinActive, ahk_exe brave.exe
{
Send, !{Left}
}
else
{
Send, BACKSPACE
}
Return

[Mod edit: [code][/code] tags added.]

Thanks and kind regards,
jazz

[mikeyww]

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#IfWinActive ahk_exe brave.exe
BackSpace::Browser_Back
#IfWinActive

Plan for perfect typing accuracy in your Web forms!

[jazzvb]

Hi mikeyww,

Wow, that looks totally different from what I had in mind (and written down). But, of course, it works perfectly! I am very happy with this script. I now managed to change the Del key into the Backspace key, only to function in Brave, too.

Concerning the comma after #IfWinActive, yes you are right, that was careless.

Thank you very much for making surfing life a lot more pleasant, mikeyww!

Kind regards,
jazz

[mikeyww]

You are welcome.

As I understand it, the comma is optional for directives (and in some other places, too), because directives have a maximum of one parameter, or something like that (discussion available on the forum)!

[gregster]

But the #If...-directive should be placed above all hotkey labels that it should affect (like mikeyww showed), and not be in the hotkey subroutine!

(yes, the comma is mostly optional - although there are rare cases in which it can prevent ambiguity)

[boiler]

The comma is optional after all command names as well. It is required only in some special cases as described here (to prevent the ambiguity mentioned by gregster).

[mikeyww]

Thanks to @gregster and @boiler for the details.

[jazzvb]

I was doubting about putting #IF... in the second line actually; thanks for clarifying that and about the comma, all!

AHK keeps amazing me...