Toggle 3 keyboard layouts Topic is solved

[mjbatty]

Hi all, not been back on here for a while and only know the basics.

I have 3 physical keyboards of different sizes which means some commong keys are in different positions; I can change the key caps so some of the keys I want are in the same or similar physical position, but then need to remap the original keys.

I have the following to simply toggle one of the keyboards on/off as a test but it does not work; the next step would be some way to select (dynamically) different keyboards.

If anyone could help get this first toggle working it would be a great help.

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keychron = true
...
^!k::
keychron := !keychron
Return
...
#if (keychron)
	; Remap/swap page and home/end keys
	PgUp::send {Home}
	PgDn::send {End}
	Home::send {PgUp}
	End::send {PgDn}

	; Similar maps for Ctrl, Shift and Ctrl+Shift with page and home/end keys
#if

[mikeyww]

Looks OK.

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keychron := True

^!k::
keychron := !keychron
MsgBox, 64, Keychron, %keychron%
Return

#If keychron
PgUp::Send x
#If

PS:

keychron = true

= is used to assign to literal strings.

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keychron := true

Explained: Var := expression

Next time, instead of

It does not work

actually say something about what happens, and what should happen instead.

The problem that you are having may relate to the part of your script that is not posted here.

[mjbatty]

Thanks @mikeyww , I tried that but still not working?

[mjbatty]

Sorry @mikeyww , I'll post the whole keychron section in case there is some interference.

When I say not working I mean the original unmapped keys are sent, for example the page up (now with a Home key cap) does page up instead of moving to the start of a line (in Word for example).

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#if keychron
	; Remap page and home/end keys
	PgUp::send {Home}
	PgDn::send {End}
	Home::send {PgUp}
	End::send {PgDn}

	; Move to start/end of buffer/doc
	^PgUp::send ^{Home}
	^PgDn::send ^{End}

	; Move to top of previous/next tab/screen/page
	^Home::send ^{PgUp}
	^End::send ^{PgDn}

	; Select from cursor to start/end of line
	+PgUp::send +{Home}
	+PgDn::send +{End}

	; Select from cursor to top of previous/next tab/screen/page
	+Home::send +{PgUp}
	+End::send +{PgDn}

	; Select from cursor to start/end of buffer/doc
	^+PgUp::send ^+{Home}
	^+PgDn::send ^+{End}

	; Not sure but remap for completeness
	^+Home::send ^+{PgUp}
	^+End::send ^+{PgDn}
#if

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

[mikeyww]

You script starts with the context active. When you trigger the hotkey, it becomes inactive. That's how you programmed it.

[mjbatty]

I thought I replied about 20 mins ago

To begin, my apologies; I am suffereing from Covid at the moment and my brain is not at it's best!

@mikeyww thank you, your replies got me in the right direction (and yes, keychron is the default).

I was checking it quickly in Word but for some reason Word was not picking up the changes after the toggle, however other programs are and it is working correctly now when I toggle on/off several times.

@gregster apologies, I thought I did use code tags - but will blame it on Covid!

I will post again when head is clearer about switching between 3 or more keyboards.

Thanks again all, much appreciated.

[mikeyww]

You could add a sound, tooltip, on-screen display, or other notification when you change keyboards. That may help to avoid some confusion.

[mjbatty]

All working now thanks @mikeyww , I'll accept your previous answer, appreciated.