How to prevent Alt Key from accessing Window menus?

[piquoramine]

for example when you press alt+space it opens up the system menu
alt+F opens the file menus
alt+E opens the edit menu

Alt+[a random key] gives back a default beep

and so on

i tried Alt::Return but it doesn't seem to affect alt from accessing the system menu in combination with other keys.

[lexikos]

You want only the combinations associated with menus to do nothing? Or Alt itself to do nothing in any combination?

If it's the latter, use LAlt::return and/or RAlt::return. Alt:: triggers for either left or right but blocks neither, by design.

[piquoramine]

You want only the combinations associated with menus to do nothing? Or Alt itself to do nothing in any combination?

If it's the latter, use LAlt::return and/or RAlt::return. Alt:: triggers for either left or right but blocks neither, by design.

I want the system to still detect that I am pressing down alt, just dont want alt to combine with any other button when I'm pressing it

[piquoramine]

like if there was a way i could do something along the lines of

LAlt & [Any Key]::Return or something

[lexikos]

You can use the Hotkey command in a loop to register many hotkeys.

Alternatively, you can selectively block keys by using InputHook.

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block_alt_hotkeys(activate) {
    static hook := InputHook("L0")
    if activate {
        hook.KeyOpt("{All}", "S")
        hook.Start()
    } else {
        hook.Stop()
    }
}
~*Alt::block_alt_hotkeys(true)
~*Alt up::block_alt_hotkeys(false)

Keys can be excluded by calling hook.KeyOpt(..., "-S") after the first KeyOpt call.

If you press an Alt+something combination, it will act like just Alt. More work is needed if you want to prevent the menu from being focused.