Hi all.
What does the manual mean when it says ^c is not considered secure, and recommends {control down}c{control up} instead.
I,ve had no issues so far with the former, so am curious what less secure means.
Mark
Why is ^c not considered secure
Why is ^c not considered secure
Last edited by sark on 28 Jan 2023, 13:24, edited 1 time in total.
Re: Why is ^c not considered secure
When doing long term automation Send, {Control Down}c{Control Up} is more reliable.
Thousands to millions of operations of copying to the clipboard would show Send, ^c is not as reliable.
This applies to any modifier keys being sent.
HTH
Thousands to millions of operations of copying to the clipboard would show Send, ^c is not as reliable.
This applies to any modifier keys being sent.
HTH
Re: Why is ^c not considered secure
where in the documentation does it say it? this seems like nonsense
Re: Why is ^c not considered secure
Autohotkey 1.1
Tutorial (quick start)
2. Hotkeys & Hotstrings
d. Examples
Fourth example, second line comment
Tutorial (quick start)
2. Hotkeys & Hotstrings
d. Examples
Fourth example, second line comment
Re: Why is ^c not considered secure
I believe you are referring to this here? https://www.autohotkey.com/docs/v1/Tutorial.htm#s24
I think the word "secure" here is meant more in the sense of effectiveness / robustness. Sending {Ctrl Down} and {Ctrl Up} separately increases the time between keypresses when using the default SetKeyDelay. For certain target applications, it can be a tad bit more robust.
I think the word "secure" here is meant more in the sense of effectiveness / robustness. Sending {Ctrl Down} and {Ctrl Up} separately increases the time between keypresses when using the default SetKeyDelay. For certain target applications, it can be a tad bit more robust.
Re: Why is ^c not considered secure
Yes......So I assume ^c was just an early method that has been improved upon, but often still functions just fine.geek wrote: I believe you are referring to this here? https://www.autohotkey.com/docs/v1/Tutorial.htm#s24
Thanks for the replies.
Mark