Joy key hotkey only works on ahk window Topic is solved

[byzod]

I try to bind share button on my xbox x controller to screenshot, but it's not working

After several test I found that it only works when ahk window is actived, any help?

Code I use to test:

joybtntest.ahk

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; joy test
Joy1::
{
	MsgBox("The A button was pressed.")
}

Press A button of controller when on window of notepad/firefox/full-screen game/window game/steam/etc. : not working

Press A button of controller when on window of ahk: working

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[boiler]

Is that the exact full script that you run with absolutely no other lines at all? It looks to be the case based on the line numbers in the image, but just making sure. Do you have any other scripts running? Are any other applications that are used to map controllers running?

[byzod]

@boiler
Yes. No. No.

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I am away from where I have my controller for a while, so I can't test it myself.

What happens when you run the Joystick Test Script from the script showcase in the documentation?

[neogna2]

This is a known limitation. In Windows 10 and 11 with newer Xbox controllers (those released after the Xbox 360 controller) built in hotkeys like Joy1 and and GetKeyState reading of controller states only works when an AutoHotkey window has focus. To get them working when other windows are active you have to use XInput.
Here is the thread with the v2 version of XInput.ahk by Lexikos
viewtopic.php?f=83&t=106254

Edit: I should add that the share button is not detectable even with XInput, at least I found no way to do it. See the linked thread for discussion about that.

[boiler]

Thanks for that info, @neogna2. I was not aware of that as I have an older Xbox controller.

[byzod]

I am away from where I have my controller for a while, so I can't test it myself.

What happens when you run the Joystick Test Script from the script showcase in the documentation?

Still the same

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This is a known limitation. In Windows 10 and 11 with newer Xbox controllers (those released after the Xbox 360 controller) built in hotkeys like Joy1 and and GetKeyState reading of controller states only works when an AutoHotkey window has focus. To get them working when other windows are active you have to use XInput.
Here is the thread with the v2 version of XInput.ahk by Lexikos
viewtopic.php?f=83&t=106254

Edit: I should add that the share button is not detectable even with XInput, at least I found no way to do it. See the linked thread for discussion about that.

Thanks for that!
Then I can give up trying to make it with vanilla hotkey, the xinput lib looks complicated but seems it's my only possible solution