Hold/press events from one key

[Diomar]

Hello.

When holding NumPad1, I need to hold down the spacebar. When pressing NumPad1, I need to press the x key. All this should work even if other keys are held/pressed.

I tried to implement it, however there are bugs.

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*NumPad1::
KeyWait, NumPad1, T0.3
if (ErrorLevel) {
	; If NumPad1 is held down
	Send {Space down}
	KeyWait, Space
	Send {Space up}
} else {
	; If NumPad1 is pressed
	Send {x}
}
return

Bugs:
- In notepad, holding NumPad1 prints a space very slowly.
- In notepad, holding NumPad1 can print the letter x at the end of a series of spacebars.
- In notepad, holding NumPad1 and pressing any other key will stop printing the spacebar.

[mikeyww]

Welcome to this AutoHotkey forum!

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Numpad1::
KeyWait, Numpad1, T.3
If !ErrorLevel
 Send x
Else While GetKeyState("Numpad1", "P")
 Send {Space}
Return

[Diomar]

When holding NumPad1, your code sends continuous spacebar presses, but I need to hold down the spacebar. I tried to make edits and they do not work: in notepad, a space is printed once. Do you have any ideas how to fix this?

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Numpad1::
KeyWait, Numpad1, T.3
If !ErrorLevel
	Send {x}
Else {
	Send {Space down}
	While GetKeyState("Numpad1", "P") {
		
	}		
	Send {Space up}
}
Return

[mikeyww]

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Numpad1::
KeyWait, Numpad1, T.3
If ErrorLevel { ; Held
 Send {Space down}
 KeyWait, Numpad1
 Send {Space up}
} Else Send x
Return

[Diomar]

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Numpad1::
KeyWait, Numpad1, T.3
If ErrorLevel { ; Held
 Send {Space down}
 KeyWait, Numpad1
 Send {Space up}
} Else Send x
Return

When holding NumPad1 in notepad, your code only prints a space once and then nothing happens.

[mikeyww]

Yep, that's what it does.

When holding NumPad1, I need to hold down the spacebar. When pressing NumPad1, I need to press the x key.

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[morrischris]

When holding NumPad1, your code sends continuous spacebar presses [Mod edit: URL removed], but I need to hold down the spacebar. I tried to make edits and they do not work: in notepad, a space is printed once. Do you have any ideas how to fix this?

I think the 'Send {Space down}' should go inside the While statement in order to make the 'spacebar hold' work. Try this.

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Numpad1::
KeyWait, Numpad1, T.3
If !ErrorLevel
	Send {x}
Else {
	While GetKeyState("Numpad1", "P") {
		Send {Space down}
	}		
	Send {Space up}
}
Return

[boiler]

I think the 'Send {Space down}' should go inside the While statement in order to make the 'spacebar hold' work.

No, that is not correct. That would keep sending Space down keypresses. It does not belong inside the While loop in order to hold the spacebar.

[gregster]

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