Sending em and en dashes easily and quickly Topic is solved

[Rok]

::--::— was working just fine for me by itself to send an em dash — in any application by typing two consecutive hyphens or minus signs, just like this works in Microsoft Word and Telegram without the intervention of an AHK script, which is also why I have the code looking like this:

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#HotIf !WinActive("ahk_exe Telegram.exe")
::--::—
::---::– 	; This is the addition that doesn't quite work due to two consecutive minus signs sending the em dash before an en dash can be sent.
#HotIf

However, now I also need to quickly type an en dash –. The immediate idea that came to me was to send it by typing 3 consecutive minus signs. As expected, this clashes with sending an em dash with 2 consecutive minus signs, as an em dash is immediately sent after typing 2 consecutive minus signs before an en dash can be sent by typing three of them.

Alternatively, I could also send two minus signs for an em dash — and hold down the minus-sign key for a bit longer than normal to send an en dash. I tried to write the code for this one but failed.

I'm looking for a solution to this problem, or an even better idea than typing 3 consecutive minus signs or holding down minus to send an en dash.

Thanks for any help and tips on this issue.

[mikeyww]

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:C:md::—
:C:nd::–

[Rok]

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:C:md::—
:C:nd::–

Not what I had in mind — serendipitous in my case this time, but concise and elegant — creatively genius — as usual, mikeyww.

Thank you!

For any AHK beginners who stumble upon this, here's the code with potentially helpful comments:

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:C:md::— 	; The ":C:" prefix before the "md" key combination signifies that the replacement is case-sensitive, so if you type "MD" in uppercase letters, that will not send an em dash. Otherwise, type "md" to send an em dash.
:C:nd::– 	; If you type "ND" in uppercase letters, that will not send an en dash. Otherwise, type "nd" to send an en dash.