Prevent repeat triggering while using KeyWait command Topic is solved

[Lem2001]

I'm using the following command to trigger an action on a long key press of F12.

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F12::				
KeyWait, F12, T0.6																				
if A_TimeSinceThisHotkey >= 500 ; in milliseconds

However, I want the F12 key to fire off only once per key press (even if it's held down) instead of it repeatedly triggering while the key is being held down.

How can I achieve this while at the same time still having it only work after a long-press?

[Hellbent]

I think that this should do it.

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index:=0

F12 Up::
	Tooltip,% ++Index
	return

***Edit***

NVM, didn't see that you want it for after a long key press.

[Hellbent]

This should do the trick.

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Index:=0

F12::
	StartPress:=A_TickCount
	keywait,F12
	if((A_TickCount-StartPress)>500){
		ToolTip,% ++Index
	}
	return

[Lem2001]

Thank you very much for your reply.

It's almost what I require, but not quite. I would like the action to trigger on key down, not on key up.

At the moment nothing happens while they key is held down. It's only when key is released is the action is triggered.

[Hellbent]

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Index:=0

F12::
	StartPress:=A_TickCount
	while(GetKeyState("F12","P")){
		if((A_TickCount-StartPress)>=500){
			ToolTip,% ++Index
			break
		}else 	{
			Sleep,10
		}
	}

	keywait,F12
	return

[Hellbent]

I don't use hotkeys often, but I figured that there must be a simpler way to do it than the way I posted above.

Here is what I have. don't think it's going to get any simpler than this.

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Index:=0
F12::
	KeyWait,F12,T0.6	
	if(A_TimeSinceThisHotkey>=500){
		ToolTip,% ++Index
	}
	KeyWait, F12
	return

[Lem2001]

Thank you Hellbent.

Your last code sample works absolutely perfectly!
It behaves exactly as I wanted.