How to ignore key if it comes from script, but fire it if it comes from keyboard in AHK?

Question

I am trying to make a script that would fire a key if it comes from user, but not from script in AutoHotKey.

How can achieve this: if a is pressed - ab is typed. if b is pressed - c is fired.

Stepan · Accepted Answer · 2017-04-22 23:00:34Z

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You can use ~a::b as a sign of "send a through, then send b".

If you are to use that three line method - you would need to use $ to avoid infinite a:: firing:

 $a::   
 Send {a}{b}  
 Return

This works as expected.

answered Apr 22, 2017 at 22:52

Stepan

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Fghoip · Accepted Answer · 2017-04-22 22:53:32Z

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Use this

~a::b
b::c

You can also do

$a::
Send {a}{b}
Return

Both work, but first is cleaner.

Fixed a bug.

answered Apr 22, 2017 at 22:46

Fghoip

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Your second example would produce bbbbbbbbbbbbbb...