Simultaneous using of #MaxThreadsPerHotkey and KeyWait for double pressing function.

[hiahkforum]

Is this possible to use #MaxThreadsPerHotkey and KeyWait simultaneously? I want to run my script in multiple threads, but using KeyWait for double pressing function instead of having another hotkey.

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#MaxThreadsPerHotkey 6
$w::{
	KeyWait 'w'
	if KeyWait('w', 'D T0.1') {
		MsgBox '2'
	}
	else {
		MsgBox '1'
	}
}

[mikeyww]

What happened when you tried it? What, specifically in an example, should happen instead?

[hiahkforum]

With #MaxThreadsPerHotkey 1 everything works as expected - it shows MsgBox 1 when pressed once and MsgBox 2 when pressed twice. When you increase the #MaxThreadsPerHotkey value to 2 or higher, it always shows MsgBox 1 for any number of clicks. There's logic to this, but I'm wondering if there's a way around it.

[mikeyww]

You answered question #1. How about question #2?

[hiahkforum]

At the moment I have 2 scripts with hotkeys W and Shift + W, which I run in several threads simultaneously. My goal is to make the controls more convenient so that Shift + W becomes W x2, but at the same time I want to maintain the ability to run 2 of these different codes at the same time.

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#MaxThreadsPerHotkey 6
w::{
	MsgBox '1'
}
+w::{
	MsgBox '2'
}

I only know the implementation via KeyWait, but since 2 of my codes become part of one hotkey, at first glance this does not really fit with #MaxThreadsPerHotkey 6.

[mikeyww]

I think you want a timer class. It's a bit beyond me, but the forum likely has posts that show it.

[hiahkforum]

This works:

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#MaxThreadsPerHotkey 2
w::{
	MsgBox '1'
}
+w::{
	MsgBox '2'
}

This works:

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#MaxThreadsPerHotkey 1
w::{
	KeyWait 'w'
	if KeyWait('w', 'D T0.1') {
		MsgBox '2'
	}
	else {
		MsgBox '1'
	}
}

This doesn't work and instead of MsgBox 2 on double press it shows 2 windows with MsgBox 1.

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#MaxThreadsPerHotkey 2
w::{
	KeyWait 'w'
	if KeyWait('w', 'D T0.1') {
		MsgBox '2'
	}
	else {
		MsgBox '1'
	}
}

I know there is no mistake in this behavior. But I'm trying to figure out whether it is possible to implement the launch of two or more MsgBox 1 on a single press and the launch of two or more MsgBox 2 on a double press at the same time. With KeyWait double-pressing works, but it only launches either MsgBox 1 or MsgBox 2 at the same time, but I need 2+ MsgBox 1 and 2+ MsgBox 2 to be launched at once. I don't know how to explain it even more clearly. KeyWait is all I know, so it's not a problem if it's implemented differently.

I have no problem with interruptions and waiting for the last thread to complete.

[mikeyww]

Since MsgBox must be resolved before the script proceeds, you could use GUI instead of MsgBox.

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#Requires AutoHotkey v2.0

w:: {
 Static presses := 0
 presses++
 SetTimer go, -300
 go() {
  Switch presses {
   Case 1: Send 1
   Case 2: makeGUI
  }
  presses := 0
 }
}

makeGUI() {
 g := Gui('+AlwaysOnTop')
 g.AddText 'w300', 'abc'
 g.Show 'NoActivate x' Random(1, 800) ' y' Random(1, 800)
}

[hiahkforum]

Thank you for trying to help. I used MsgBox in the example only for ease of understanding, in fact there is no MsgBoxes in my code, only one InputBox and many SendEvents. I don't know if your example will work for me, I'll try to understand the code tomorrow. Here's a more precise example of my current code:

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#MaxThreadsPerHotkey 6
w::{
	Title := WinGetTitle()
	OnError((*) => 1)
	SetTimer () => WinSetAlwaysOnTop(1, 'ahk_class #32770'), -50
	if 'OK' = (Input := InputBox('Input something:', Title, 'w330 h129')).Result {
		WinActivate Title
		WinWaitActive Title
		SetKeyDelay 20, 20
		SendEvent '123{Enter}'
		Sleep 100
		SendEvent Input
	}
}
+w::{
	Basically the same, but with different string stored in Input and different SendEvents. Want to double press W instead of Shift+W.
}

[mikeyww]

Different needs may have different solutions, so describing a goal with MsgBox that is not actually your real goal might not be so useful. In any case, if you want multiple simultaneous input forms, GUI can be used for that as well.