"\" key

[LokoMan]

Hey all, got a quick question with autohotkey. I've got a script that looks like this.

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\ & RIGHT::
Send {End}
return

\ & LEFT::
Send {Home}
return

\ & UP::
Send {PgUp}
return

\ & DOWN::
Send {PgDn}
return

The functions works fine and as intended, home, end etc do work,, but for some reason, it also breaks my \ key completely. I can't type "\" or "|" at all with this script active.
If I pause the script, it still doesn't work. Once I exit autohotkey, the key will resume working normally.
Any ideas what could be causing such behaviour?

Oh, also, is there any way to run this script on startup somehow? Thanks.

[gregster]

Welcome to the AHK forums!
This is expected behaviour for a custom combination.
See https://www.autohotkey.com/docs/Hotkeys.htm#combo
and https://www.autohotkey.com/docs/FAQ.htm#Startup

Also, hotkeys need to be suspended, not paused.

[LokoMan]

Welcome to the AHK forums!
This is expected behaviour for a custom combination.
See https://www.autohotkey.com/docs/Hotkeys.htm#combo
and https://www.autohotkey.com/docs/FAQ.htm#Startup

Also, hotkeys need to be suspended, not paused.

Thank you, this makes sense then. I've been able to somewhat restore the functionality with

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\::Send {\}  
return
Shift & \::Send {|}  
return

I was just confused because I have this same script running but with Ctrl instead of the \ key, and my Ctrl key still works fine by itself.

Appreciate the help. Do you happen to know how to make scripts run on startup? That's the only functionality I'm kind of missing now

[boiler]

Do you happen to know how to make scripts run on startup? That's the only functionality I'm kind of missing now

From the FAQ: How do I put my hotkeys and hotstrings into effect automatically every time I start my PC?

[LokoMan]

Do you happen to know how to make scripts run on startup? That's the only functionality I'm kind of missing now

From the FAQ: How do I put my hotkeys and hotstrings into effect automatically every time I start my PC?

Thank you. I did Google but ended up seeing something about registry changes which I wasn't as keen on. This seems simple, I'll give it a try thanks

Edit: Worked a charm. Thank you