GuiLButton similar to GuiEscape? Topic is solved

[likethevegetable]

I'm playing around with simple gui's with AHK. In one example I found, pressing the escape key will exit the gui, example shown below. I would like to replicate this behavior, but for a right or left click of the mouse. Is there an equivalent, perhaps GuiLButton?

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GuiEscape:
    gui_destroy()
    return

[mikeyww]

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LButton::
RButton::
GuiEscape:
Gui, Destroy
Return

Alternative is OnMessage with a system message. OnMessage pertains only to the script's window, which in most uses pertains to a GUI.

[likethevegetable]

Does this effectively remap my LButton and RButton permanently? Any chance this may impact my computer's performance?

[likethevegetable]

I found that this solution blocks Lbutton and Rbutton. My concern is that this remaps the clicks. I would only want LButton and RButton to be remapped if the GUI is opened.

[mikeyww]

Yes, the buttons are "trapped" until changed, or until the script exits. If you just want to click on the GUI instead, then see the alternative that I mentioned in the post.

More broadly, one can use an #If directive to provide a required context for a hotkey; explained in the documentation, with examples.

I have never found that the mere existence of a hotkey affects performance. You can always measure it through a CPU monitor, etc. The design of a hotkey routine could affect performance when that routine is being executed.