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Oct 18, 2012 · Wait for input - posted in Ask for Help: I want to make a hotkeys commands begin when I press the hotkey, then wait for the user to input three keys (type them in manualy) then for the script to continue on and finish. {LWin} Left Win {RWin} Right Win {LWin down} Holds the left Win down until {LWin up} is sent {RWin down} Holds the right Win down until {RWin up} is sent {AppsKey} Menu (invokes the right-click or context menu) {Sleep Jun 16, 2011 · -Make the script happen "behind the scenes", meaning it would send the key press to a certain program, even if it doesn't have focus. This needs to repeat every few seconds, and it needs to toggle with a key press. My problem: The action I intend to emulate has a time out of 7 seconds. Jan 14, 2015 · Page 1 of 2 - Looping script to move the mouse up and down - posted in Ask for Help: Every few seconds, I would like the mouse to move up and then back down to the original position. For example: KeyWait Control ; Wait for both Control and Alt to be released. Remarks. Then adding a delay to the next press of the key after the initial sequence that would loop If there is no thread beneath the current thread, the script itself is paused, which prevents timers from running (this effect is the same as having used the menu item "Pause Script" while the script has no threads). ahk with type=all files, then open it with autohotkey. By default, the script can also be paused via its tray icon or main window. If blank or omitted, each click consists of a down-event followed by an up-event. I explain in other Oct 8, 2013 · I have a (at least i think) much simpler solution :) #NoTrayIcon ScrollLock:: Input, Key, ,{Enter} Send, {%Key% Down} return You press ScrollLock (which I doubt you use for anything else, otherwise set it to a free key), and then enter the name of button to be held down. But maybe the "doesn't do a thing anymore" is because you are sending text, and not buttons. P. For example, if F1 started your script Sep 15, 2021 · I'd like to write a script that handles sequences of keypresses. I would like to pause the script with f2 key press. ⚠️ But don't click on Pause Script, otherwise remapped keys will be shutdown. Pauses the script's current thread. You could set the key delay globally (then each hotkey action is single-line): SetKeyDelay, 100 ; ^`::Send 67890 If a script never uses this parameter, both are always -1 for SendPlay. To achieve a shorter delay, see Examples. Remarks Jan 1, 2022 · The above script will stop in a interval between 0 and 3500ms after you press the "T" because you have a "Sleep 3500" in each evaluation. I would like to execute a loop infinitely, but I would like this loop to stop as soon as a key (any random key) is pressed. In this script, each And you execute 1 and while it is performing, you press 2 it will wait until 1 finishes its stuff, but it is suspended so you cant do anything else if you press 1 while suspended it will ignore the input. Thanks! Here's the script: If PIDOrName is blank or omitted, the script's own PID is retrieved. because UAC is disabled). Here is my script as it is right now. The app can't keep up with a rapid stream of keystrokes, and you need to slow them all down. How can a repeating action be stopped without exiting the script? To pause or resume the entire script at the press of a key, assign a hotkey to the Pause function as in this example: ^!p::Pause ; Press Ctrl+Alt+P to pause. The documentation itself states. Jul 13, 2008 · Loop until key press - posted in Ask for Help: Im new at this and im trying to see it there is a way to press one key to start a script and loop it untill another key is pressed. Most of them just break loop/script or continue from beginning of loop. Edit:- If you cannot use the mouse, you can always press Ctrl+Shift+Esc to open up Task Manager. ahk - AutoHotkey ; Pause. as for the DllCall, it works as intended, though again, I'm not sure why. So, change your code for the hotkey to read as a block instead of just a single line (do this by not putting the command all on one line, and by adding return at the end of it). " -n1 -s The options used from the man read page,-n nchars return after reading NCHARS characters rather than waiting for a newline, but honor a delimiter if fewer than NCHARS characters are read before the delimiter -s do not echo input coming from a terminal -p prompt output the Nov 4, 2021 · Thank you. ahkgetvar. ahk - AutoHotkey ; Reload. Nov 10, 2007 · EDIT. = A_LoopReadLine . Type: Integer. BUT You can't use that because that reserved by windows. To hold down the left or right key instead, replace Shift with LShift or RShift. This is what I have so far: w:: Loop. For example, 1 every 10 seconds, 6 every 30 seconds, 3 every second continually until I break the operation loop? Jun 15, 2022 · Hello, Thanks for the reply. ~jaco0646] Mar 12, 2022 · I have a script called blue. How to do this? Dec 3, 2013 · I currently have a script that repeatedly presses the left mouse button, until the script is interrupted. Nov 16, 2009 · In the code below (sends a few different items to a Bloomberg screen), I'd like to replace the Sleep commands with something that will wait for the spacebar to be pressed before continuing. This is rather annoying because when I want to look up a word, I have to first launch Babylon, and then click its This means that the script has temporarily stopped. Now I have a question about writting a more complex script. Note: A_IsPaused contains the pause state of the underlying thread. Dec 28, 2015 · AutoHotkey Foundation; ↳ About This Community; ↳ Forum Issues; AutoHotkey (v2, current version) ↳ Ask for Help (v2) ↳ Gaming Help (v2) ↳ Scripts and Functions (v2) ↳ Gaming Scripts (v2) ↳ Tutorials (v2) ↳ Tips and Tricks (v2) ↳ Wish List; ↳ Suggestions on Documentation Improvements; ↳ Bug Reports Dec 14, 2014 · Detecting a keypress pause>press>unpause - posted in Ask for Help: Hi, I have this pretty basic loop that randomly presses numpad(4-6-3) infinitely unless I stop it, numpad3 being (5-6) combined, I was wondering if It was possible to detect when I press for example numpad0 will make the loop pause execute the key numpad0 and then resume the loop, is it possible with any key or with a precise If there is no thread beneath the current thread, the script itself is paused, which prevents timers from running (this effect is the same as having used the menu item "Pause Script" while the script has no threads). – MaQleod Commented Aug 14, 2012 at 22:54 Jun 24, 2020 · That script is below. SetKeyDelay is not obeyed by SendInput; there is no delay between keystrokes in that mode. May 19, 2012 · Page 1 of 2 - Long keypress - hotkeys w/o modifiers - posted in Scripts and Functions: The following is not so much to demonstrate my superior skills as a programmer :roll: , but rather to promote an idea of mine (yes, I actually thought of this myself!): to differentiate between a long press and a normal press of any key. DownOrUp. I need AHK to wait for my SHIFT key press up Jul 22, 2021 · Hello! I am looking a way to make modifier key hold down until next keypress and be released on it. To keep the script running even if the user cancels the UAC prompt, move ExitApp into the try block. Also, if you have suspended the hotkeys, the H will become a S. To start and stop the script the ALT+2 is pressed. {LWin} Left Win {RWin} Right Win {LWin down} Holds the left Win down until {LWin up} is sent {RWin down} Holds the right Win down until {RWin up} is sent {AppsKey} Menu (invokes the right-click or context menu) {Sleep Jul 3, 2021 · This script needs a couple of seconds to complete, but sometimes I need to stop the execution before the script has finished doing its task. "`n" Until A_Index=5 ; Read the first five lines. Feb 6, 2012 · Adding a delay between keystrokes - posted in Ask for Help: Hello, I have a very simple script that goes like this. Holds Shift down until {Shift up} is sent. Oct 14, 2019 · I'd like to write a script that handles sequences of keypresses. Sep 3, 2018 · I would like to do the following: Spam the "Media_Next" hotkey and when ctrl is pressed it should pause spamming "Media_Next" for as long as I hold down the Ctrl key and then continue to spam "Media_Next" when ctrl key is released. Forum rules. Let's say in game I have 8 buttons from 1-8 and I would like to use them as Ctrl+1-8 ; Shift+1-8 and Alt+1-8 but I would need to activate them without holding modifier keys physicals down. I happened to have that need about 3 months into studying AHk, and it took me a few hours to find it. q:: Click, right, Mousemove, 0, 110, 5, Rel click, left Mousemove, 350, -473, 5, rel click, left Mousemove, -350, 363, 5, rel return many thanks in advance to the Sep 16, 2008 · KeyWait, Enter, D ; Pause the script until Enter is keyed in Given the fact that you had registered in our forum before me, I cannot make any sense why have posted a query in Scripts and Functions! #2 - Posted 16 September 2008 - 03:02 PM The keyboard hook will stay installed until the next use of the Suspend or Hotkey command, at which time it is removed if not required by any hotkeys or hotstrings. Surely this is an easy edit to pause? Thanks again. If SetKeyDelay is not used, the default delay is 10 for the traditional SendEvent mode and -1 for SendPlay mode. exe CapsLock::RButton ;this works fine return a::!RButton ;this works fine return z:: ;this doesn't work for some reason Send {LAlt down}{RButton down} ;I need it to press and hold the LAlt then the RButton in that order while i am holding the z key z up:: Send {RButton up}{LAlt up} ;and then release the RButton then the LAlt key in that order when This way, if it is active, it will just bypass that function call repeatedly until you click off of calc, then it will reactivate the script to wait until calc is active again. To put it in a nutshell, it should work exactly like the pause button in media controls in a music player. The other approach is to use a variable to make your #x hotkey multi-purpose, so that pressing it again will turn off the looping activity. Ed, I only read your last post, and saw that the code needed reorganizing. For example: keypress 1, wait 15 seconds. F12 It is also reserved by Windows, according to its API. Pause, On|Off|Toggle, OperateOnUnderlyingThread? Parameters On|Off|Toggle. (at least I got that right) Any help would be appreciated. For example, here's a script which presses Tab 10 times. Otherwise, specify one of the following words: However, Loop Until is often easier to understand and unlike the above, can be used with a single-line action. The amount of time to pause (in milliseconds) between 0 and 2147483647 (24 days). Sep 6, 2018 · Home Board index AutoHotkey (v1. Sometimes, due to computer slowness or some other reason, the script does not work correctly. For example: Loop x *= 2 Until x > y. [Moved from Scripts & Functions. How can I have it start with ALT+2 but stop by pressing any key? Jun 27, 2013 · Wait until specific color at position before continue - posted in Ask for Help: I need to make AHK wait until a specific color has been detected at position (or not detected), then continue with the script. Nov 16, 2010 · when i do this the script wil pause and all but my script itself doesnt do a thing anymore. S: My english is a work in progress. Otherwise, specify one of the following words: Jan 24, 2006 · Here is a direct link to the FAQ: How can a repeating action be stopped without exiting the script? The nice thing about the help docs is that you can follow the examples and work around them to get what you want. -1: Toggles the pause state of the underlying thread. For example: KeyWait "Control" ; Wait for both Control and Alt to be released. 1 and older) and its commands and hotkeys. Still I would love to hit F7 or F8 to reengage the function Mar 15, 2011 · I want 1 key click press 2 keys - posted in Ask for Help: What i want is when i press w a s d one more key get pressed and it dont really mater with key it is it can be w+ctrl, w+k as long as both keys get use when i press 1. I've tried different combinations, but I never get any of them to work properly. ~jaco0646] Oct 21, 2010 · Page 1 of 2 - How to make a key press repeatedly while its down - posted in Ask for Help: Hi guys, what would i have to type down for:If I hold down the W button, it will keep spamming W at 100times a second while its down. Aug 19, 2018 · i want to stop/pause/suspend script whenever i alt tab game or when some window will popup would be perfect if while my autofire is on it would pause for time while game is not active window but if alt tabbing would just reload/break or supsend script that would work for me also if making game window active again would un suspend script Jun 6, 2011 · Send keys on keypress - posted in Ask for Help: Hi,Im trying to do this: when I press a key (not hold down, just tap it once), the script starts sending hold down W and hold down Leftclick until I tap the key again. Trying to create a very simple keypress script (hold down key spams key until released). Jul 3, 2010 · Wait until a var = something - posted in Ask for Help: Is there a command that will make the script wait until a variable contains a specific term? Like, waits until var = 1, then it will initiate the rest of the script. Another one, because the Pause wait inside the loops, sometimes it needs to complete the loop beforehand (so if I press one button and want to pause, I had to press Tab for 3 times) Pause. I know that this can be done by setting the ExitApp function to another hotkey, but this will close the script. While !ahkdll. Occasionally something I did not anticipate ruins my scripts intended purpose. The default press duration is -1 for both modes. i've tried the example toggle from the sticky but if the script was in the middle of sending the mouse clicks it would continue until the last click i don't know if there'd be a way to include a way to force the script to stop sending clicks if the script is toggled off? i tried to include pause/suspend in this part Sep 27, 2016 · I have looked into the Pause command but I'm failing to understand the syntax of it and how to utilize it. Sep 12, 2008 · I initially asked this question because I did not see the concept of ANY key in the help section for Key Wait. To wait for two or more keys to be released, use KeyWait consecutively. variable Sleep 50 ; wait until variable has been set. Jan 7, 2011 · On Key Press simulate left click - script help - posted in Ask for Help: Hello everyone! I have a question for you, which I hope will pretty easy to answer. Hope this helped. e. ;copy this into a text file and save it as something. This way, you can make any key a hotkey, without any modifier key. Until can be used with any Loop or For. $1:: ; send {8} send {f} send {-} send {0} send {z} return This basically sends 8f-0z when i press 1. Jul 10, 2015 · Whenever you press w you get into a loop that press e around every 10 seconds. , for just one keypress) and (2) when I press and hold the RShift the script suspends until I release RShift. -Make the timer automatically deactivate when the program I'm gonna use it on loses focus, and reactivates when I give it focus again. Even when the icon is read, hotkeys still work and the script’s windows still appear. Forces the first matching process to close. The example can be modified to fit the script's needs: If the script absolutely requires admin rights, check A_IsAdmin a second time in case *RunAs failed to elevate the script (i. To wait for any one key among a set of keys to be pressed down, see Input example #1. Otherwise, specify how many times (iterations) to perform the loop. GetKeyState, Key List, Input, KeyHistory, #InstallKeybdHook, #InstallMouseHook, ClipWait Jul 26, 2015 · Repeating one Key - posted in Ask for Help: Hello, I wrote a very simple script, which should repeatly send the same key. KeyWait "Alt" To wait for any one key among a set of keys to be pressed down, see InputHook example #4. This would reload your script when you press [F11] F11:: Reload Return Jun 15, 2020 · Of course you can do all this and more with AutoHotKey, I've written a script for you that should be easy to migrate your AutoSofted scripts to AutoHotKey =P Jun 22, 2014 · If you want the script to stop there are two possible ways to do that!Esc:: ExitApp ; and !f12:: Reload The ExitApp command stops the script entirely. Sep 29, 2009 · Page 1 of 2 - Once a script has been started, is there a way to stop it? - posted in Ask for Help: Forgive me if this has been covered, but I tried searching and could not find an answer. Dec 8, 2018 · I need to pause a spacebar spamming macro with a key like f10, here is my code . To give a simple example, I'd like a hotkey (say Alt-Insert, just to be specific) which runs a script that reads keys as they are pressed, and when an arrow key is pressed sends a letter instead - left arrow = L, right arrow = R, up arrow = U, down arrow = D. Related Jun 11, 2009 · def read_single_keypress(): """Waits for a single keypress on stdin. Is there a better solution for sending a key multiple times? Jan 10, 2009 · Need help with a looping keypress script with delay/timers - posted in Ask for Help: Ive been searching through every bit of information I can about how to make a basic keypress script just using a sequence of simulated presses. This is a silly function to call if you need to do it a lot because it has to store stdin's current setup, setup stdin for reading single keystrokes then read the single keystroke then revert stdin back after reading the keystroke. Otherwise, specify one of the following letters: Jun 15, 2022 · Hello, Thanks for the reply. KeyWait Alt. i have been trying to research this in the help section and reading over lots of material Nov 19, 2013 · Pause script for X seconds - posted in Ask for Help: Hi, I would like to know how to Pause (not suspend) my ahk script for X seconds, the problem I have is that if I use pause then the Sleep command doesnt work, I have tried with SetTimer also and toggle, but maybe Im not thinking clearly It would be something like this: ^w:: Pause, on Sleep 5000 Pause, off return Thank you Apr 3, 2004 · The first is to make a new hotkey that pauses the entire script. This would pause your script when you press [Shift] and [F] +F::Pause Or reload function. Dec 26, 2023 · One of the most common tasks that AutoHotkey users need to perform is to wait for a key press. So i just started using autohotkey and i made this script to spam the trade chat in a game called path of exile, it works pretty well, but i cant get it to stop when i press f1 again, i've tried countles times, but the loop just won't stop Holds Shift down until {Shift up} is sent. Jul 3, 2010 · Have AHK wait for a key press UP? - posted in Ask for Help: Need to know how to have AHK wait for a key press UP. I have created a loop which requires the user to be ready to continue the loop. For example: Loop, Read, %A_ScriptFullPath% lines . Here's how to do it: Aug 16, 2017 · I want to write an AutoHotkey script which presses a key X number of times. For example, this makes Ctrl-Alt-p do that: ^!p::pause ; toggle the pause state off and on. Each script is a plain text file containing lines to be executed by the program (AutoHotkey. I would like to re-use this GUI several times in a row, for different sets of data -- so the GUI is re-created each time: Loop, %Numloops% { GoSub, CreateGUI } The problem is, the loop continues before I have pressed Submit, so I get cannot use the same variable for more If there is no thread beneath the current thread, the script itself is paused, which prevents timers from running (this effect is the same as having used the menu item "Pause Script" while the script has no threads). I found a similar code on the documentation, but that code executes a loop when a key is held down. If a matching process is successfully terminated, ErrorLevel is set to its former Process ID Jun 4, 2016 · AutoHotkey Foundation; ↳ About This Community; ↳ Forum Issues; AutoHotkey (v2, current version) ↳ Ask for Help (v2) ↳ Gaming Help (v2) ↳ Scripts and Functions (v2) ↳ Gaming Scripts (v2) ↳ Tutorials (v2) ↳ Tips and Tricks (v2) ↳ Wish List; ↳ Suggestions on Documentation Improvements; ↳ Bug Reports. exe). It will not continue executing until the user unchecks “Pause Script” from the tray menu, or the script executes the Pause command. The purpose of the 500ms delay is to account for accidental keypresses. I wrote this so that if I hit HOME twice, it goes to the beginning of the line, deletes the first character and waits there for me to type (i. And got information in 200,250 "PAUSE" How unpaused and unsuspend this script with "Pause" key. AutoHotkey is a free, open-source scripting language for Windows that allows users to easily create small to complex scripts for all kinds of tasks such as: form fillers, auto-clicking, macros, etc. Remarks Holds the Shift key down until {Shift up} is sent. i want the function stop until i press again ùi hard to explain my project in english. Then, for your spacebar, set that as a hotkey with a #if directive, activating only if the toggle is true. All solutions I found offer some kind of KeyboardInterrupt (or input()) and don't continue from the same place where I paused script. If there is no thread underneath the current thread, the script itself is paused, which prevents timers from running (this effect is the same as having used the menu item "Pause Script" while the script has no threads). The script first opens the firefoxs options form, sets no proxy in it, opens a new tab and then login to the site. variable ; Display content of variable in thread ahkthread_free(ahkdll),ahkdll:="" ; Stop execution in thread and free resources. The problem is this: the window I want to perform the keystrokes on is a Properties window. ahk file anew. Sleep, %SleepAmount%. If so, and the user presses the h key on their keyboard the script will first send the h key press, wait approximately 1 second, and then simulate a left mouse Aug 29, 2021 · AutoHotkey Foundation; ↳ About This Community; ↳ Forum Issues; AutoHotkey (v2, current version) ↳ Ask for Help (v2) ↳ Gaming Help (v2) ↳ Scripts and Functions (v2) ↳ Gaming Scripts (v2) ↳ Tutorials (v2) ↳ Tips and Tricks (v2) ↳ Wish List; ↳ Suggestions on Documentation Improvements; ↳ Bug Reports This is the easiest and the simplest way to stop Autohotkey scripts. What is AutoHotkey. However To visually move the mouse more slowly -- such as a script that performs a demonstration for an audience -- use SendEvent {Click 100 200} or SendMode Event (optionally in conjuction with BlockInput). How can I do this? Jul 13, 2013 · endless loop with hotkey pause - posted in Gaming Questions: Hi, is it possible to have an endless loop on this script listed below? and with a hotkey if pressed it breakes out of loop, and if pressed again it re activates it. So, if I need to trigger the script again, it will be necessary to open the . Feb 26, 2020 · So far so good, but how do I proceed when I want to wait for any mouse input, or what if I want to wait for literally any input, in other words either mouse button or any keypress? Code: Select all ;Obviously the following examples are only for illustration purposes and currently do not work: F3:: KeyWait, LButton, D OR KeyWait, RButton, D ; Pause. my previous code does work (for some reason) however the the ExitApp hotkey doesn't work. read -p "Press key to continue. [Deleted double post. The script can either turn it off explicitly (“Pause off”), or toggle the paused state (“Pause, Toggle” or simply “Pause”). "#ifWinActive World of Warcraft {$1:: Loop {if not GetKeyState("1", "P") break Send 1 sleep 1} return $2:: Loop Jun 15, 2022 · Hello, Thanks for the reply. To pause for 1 second after pressing e: Nov 29, 2010 · Pause Script until GUI is submitted? - posted in Ask for Help: I have a fairly lengthy GUI with a submit button at the end. Thanks Jul 29, 2022 · I need to pause my AHK or Autohotkey script with the space key, but unpause it with the y key. Loop, o:: Suspend { Send {JK} ; } Pause,,1 Return it just didnt work wherever i put the Loop Jul 30, 2007 · press button - start loop until I press the same button ag - posted in Ask for Help: Hi all, well, I found only now this great tool and wonderful forum, but I understand nothing about the scripts, so I ask a little helpI would like a sequenze like thispress spacebarstart infinity loop that press automatically F2stop when I press spacebar Sep 27, 2016 · Pause Script inside loop and continue on key press. I would like to make script with pause. PostMessage, 0x0111, 65303,,, ScriptFileName. The following hotkeys cannot be set: Ctrl+Alt+Delete It is reserved by Windows . If you dont understand. 2) After this first cicle, the script starts looping pressing F4~F9 with varied 'sleep' times (F4 = 180secs, F5 = 150secs, F6 = 47secs, F7 = 55secs, F8 = 58secs, F9 = 300secs) Oct 7, 2006 · loop { sleep 100 tooltip %A_TickCount% } Return ;Need these F1:: Pause,, 1 ;This allows ;this will pause every thread thats running but this one ;without the ,,1 it will doublecall the stuff below when this hotkey is unpaused ;however all hotkeys still work when the script is paused either way msgbox yep Return F2:: msgbox this still runs return The whole goal is this: press Ctrl 1, wait variable amount of time (in milliseconds), Ctrl 2, wait variable amount of time (in milliseconds), Ctrl 3, wait variable amount of time (in milliseconds), Loop. Id like to do this:{APPSKEY}r (wait Dec 17, 2015 · You guessed right. As dmg said, what you have accomplished is not a small feat. Effectively splitting your script in two sections: Pre-spacebar, and post-spacebar. Process, Close, PIDOrName. exe loop if explorer doesnt exist send a message saying it has been manually closed and wait for acknowledgement before exiting script. I have substituted <+`:: for LShift & sc029::, and <^`:: Pause works. Mar 23, 2022 · So that the key press stops and repeats after 7 seconds. Sep 9, 2014 · AutoHotkey Foundation About This Community Forum Issues; AutoHotkey (v2, current version) Ask for Help (v2) Gaming Help (v2) Scripts and Functions (v2) Gaming Scripts (v2) Tutorials (v2) Tips and Tricks (v2) Wish List Suggestions on Documentation Improvements Bug Reports AutoHotkey Development AutoHotkey_H Ask for Help Development Editors Aug 3, 2016 · AutoHotkey Foundation; ↳ About This Community; ↳ Forum Issues; AutoHotkey (v2, current version) ↳ Ask for Help (v2) ↳ Gaming Help (v2) ↳ Scripts and Functions (v2) ↳ Gaming Scripts (v2) ↳ Tutorials (v2) ↳ Tips and Tricks (v2) ↳ Wish List; ↳ Suggestions on Documentation Improvements; ↳ Bug Reports If there is no thread underneath the current thread, the script itself is paused, which prevents timers from running (this effect is the same as having used the menu item "Pause Script" while the script has no threads). Dec 3, 2009 · Wait until program loads to send keystrokes - posted in Ask for Help: Hi All, I use Babylon Dictionary and have been trying to solve a relatively simple problem but without any luck. Mar 18, 2009 · A:: Send Test return Pause:: ToolTip, PAUSE, 200, 250 Suspend Pause ,, 1 SetTimer, RemoveToolTip, 1 return RemoveToolTip: SetTimer, RemoveToolTip, Off ToolTip return Now when I press "Pause" script is paused and all key is supend. I cant get it to work for me so im always using suspend. Is there a way i can add a miniscule, say Feb 20, 2010 · But i think pause function would work just fine. 6 milliseconds (depending on the type of hardware and drivers installed). I need the script to wait 500ms upon keypress to proceed in moving the mouse and beginning to click, then releasing when the key is released and returning. Performs one or more statements repeatedly: either the specified number of times or until Break is encountered. I've been searching for a while without any success. {. -Make a key that activates/deactivates the timer manually. When you run the following script, nothing will happen until you do "^!y". Loop Count Parameters Count. You could also use ClipWait if you set the Clipboard to blank first. As of now, Exitapp and suspend "stop" the script entirely. Script successfully exits with Ctrl Escape. Press it again to resume. The solution: is to have the script press and hold for 7 seconds, release, and immediately press and hold again, repeat to infinity until stopped. a:: loop { tooltip % "send enter" a_index ; just for tracing, delete if not used send {enter} sleep 1000 ; 1000 ms = 1 sec, change to sleep 60000 for 1 minute delay } return esc::pause ; esc = pause, esc again = continue ^esc::exitapp ; ctrl+esc = terminate program Oct 12, 2015 · Let me start off by saying that i am not even kind of good at this but have been slowly learning different things on my own. Apr 3, 2010 · KeyWait, %A_ThisHotkey% ; wait until the key is released ; this keeps the hotkey from responding to being held by repeating ; it may not be needed in F1 etc, but is definitely needed on ; auto-repeat keys like letters and numbers ; "A_ThisHotkey" is an automatic variable that AHk keeps track of ; for more details, look in the helpfile under the May 17, 2020 · Use the read command to wait for a single character(-n1) input from the user. If you use multiple languages or keyboard layouts, Input uses the keyboard layout of the active window rather than the script's (regardless of whether the Input is visible). otherwise wait for F12 to be Aug 24, 2017 · If you mean to send a tab character, you need to change your t `t. Code: Select all #IfWinActive, ahk_exe ZBrush. x:: Suspend, On while (GetKeyState("x", "p")) { send, {w down} sleep, 100 } send, {w up} Suspend, Off return But, in the end, everything depends on the game, and the way the developers programmed it, as to the extent that you can automate the game's actions. When Babylon is launched, it automatically sits in the system tray without its main window opening. F2::PressE() PressE(){ Loop { Send e Loop, 300 { if GetKeyState(e){ return } sleep 1 } } } It only sends the key once tho. Jul 28, 2012 · Simple timed keypress? - posted in Gaming Questions: Whats a good way to make a macro like this: Press alt+f5 after 880000 milliseconds Pause or stop the timer for 35000 milliseconds (so it doesnt keep going while waiting for second key press (if thats how it works Im not sure) ) Press alt+f5 again after 35000 milliseconds Then loop it indefinitely So I want it to press the key after x ms When a script is launched, each remapping is translated into a pair of hotkeys. I am Jul 11, 2012 · Loop to check window exists, wait for keypress, detect close - posted in Ask for Help: Hi All, Im trying to get some scripting done in AHK and have come to a standstill. Mar 13, 2009 · make pause until news press button - posted in Ask for Help: hi. Any Sep 25, 2017 · ahkdll:=AhkThread("Msgbox `% variable:=`"Thread`"") ; Loads the AutoHotkey module and starts the script. Send, {Tab}{Tab}{Tab}{Tab}{Tab}{Tab}{Tab}{Tab}{Tab}{Tab} While the above solution works, it's a bit unwieldy. But I have noticed another issue: The <^`:: Pause command does not actually stop the script, even though the script’s icon is turned red in the system’s tray. The two keypress itself only consists of numbers and if possible only execute on numbers only. Related. How can a repeating action be stopped without exiting the script? To pause or resume the entire script at the press of a key, assign a hotkey to the Pause command as in this example: Mar 28, 2022 · got a small test script. Get help with using AutoHotkey (v1. In this tutorial, we will show you how to use each of these functions to wait for a key press in AutoHotkey. MsgBox % lines Apr 20, 2012 · How to set delay between 2 keystrokes? - posted in Ask for Help: I am trying to write script for login and wait for server respone before entering password my current code is: $^h:: Send loginname{Enter} SetKeyDelay, 1000 Send password{Enter} return How could i insert a dealy between to operations? The example can be modified to fit the script's needs: If the script absolutely requires admin rights, check A_IsAdmin a second time in case *RunAs failed to elevate the script (i. Yet the script keeps on running and w and left click keeps getting pressed. How do I go about writing a looping script the press a set of differnt keys at different intervals. currently i have a program that i am running and i need a script that after i press and release the enter button there is a 5 second delay and then left click a specific coordinate. I use this is a game and i think the game has a problem with recognizing that many keys sent at the same time which messes up my macro. If blank or omitted, it defaults to Toggle. Ive tried: PixelGetColor, color, X, Y While !color = 0xDCDCDC PixelGetColor, color, X, Y and PixelGetColor, color, X, Y While color not contains 0xDCDCDC PixelGetColor, color, X, Y It seems Autohotkey doesn't support multiple commands per line (semicolons denote line comments). Another button has to be pressed to get out of it again at any moment (and making it possible to start over again). 1 and older So, I want to make a script that does this: wait for two keypress send enter wait 50 ms send double click wait for two keypress send enter. Loop, Count Parameters Count. I don't understand exactly what you said there. Aug 4, 2012 · Sometimes you can hold the key down until you're done using something like this. Your script only stop when you HOLD the "T", because the "T" MUST be pressed while the loop IS ON the GETKEYSTATE function. . The example script in the FAQ clearly explains how you can achieve a kind of loop that you want. Here is what I have so far: WinWait, NetWinner. If I started the sentence w/o a capital letter or the wrong letter, I can quickly fix it). I can unsuspend the script with a couple of mouse clicks. Mar 29, 2013 · Actually, my script looks like this: ^#!r:: Send, ^s ; To save a changed script Sleep, 300 ; give it time to save the script Reload Return ^!#e::Edit As a matter of fact, all the way at the top of my script I have this to give me a visual and audio indication that the script was restarted: Oct 6, 2008 · stopping a loop with a keypress - posted in Ask for Help: hi title say it all i am new to this hotkey stuff so realy need to ask here,i got this unending loop that i want to stop if i press say f4Loop { ControlSend,, 2, ahk_id %program2% Sleep 2520 }i want this unending loop to stop when i press F4can someone please show me how to do that in this sample, thx already. Jan 8, 2013 · Hi PiraHC, welcome to the forum. If omitted, the loop continues indefinitely until a Break or Return is encountered. Pause. How can I modify so pressing f7 pauses the script and f8 resumes the script? Thanks. Otherwise, specify one of the following words: May 1, 2012 · How to stop a running script using a key press, eg escape - posted in Ask for Help: Hi, I have made a script to automatically login to a site using Firefox. I know a Msgbox with just an "okay" works, but then that dialog box blocks the screen I'm looking at. To hold down the left or right key instead, use {RShift down} and {RShift up}. MsgBox % ahkdll. exe ^Space:: ;this is the space every four minutes hotkey trigger=0 while trigger=0 ;this is loops until trigger doesn't equal 0 { send {space Dec 10, 2016 · I have the following autohotkey script. I am trying to create a script that:Makes sure a certain process is running. Pause on the other hand is supposed to straight up pause it. Once a script has been started, is there a way to stop it? I have very lengthy mouse clicking scripts. Oct 29, 2020 · Wait I just realized that the script does pause the function – rather than exiting. 1 and older) Scripts and Functions (v1) toggle any key to be kept pressed down Post your working scripts, libraries and tools for AHK v1. The options form does not open Sep 13, 2011 · If you dont mind using other key to pause/continue, you can write a more simple code that doesn't use settimer. You can use Sleep anywhere if you need the pause after the CTRL+V. When a variable has any other value than 0, it's considered TRUE. For example, a script containing a::b actually contains the following two hotkeys instead: *a:: SetKeyDelay -1 ; If the destination key is a mouse button, SetMouseDelay is used instead. 0 or False: Unpauses the underlying thread. com - Windows Internet Explorer, IfWinNotActive - You could set a toggle at where you want to "pause" it, and put a "return" there, ending that routine. I would like that (1) when I press and release the RShift, the script suspends for the next keystroke (i. ahk. Random, SleepAmount, 9000, 10000. Dec 7, 2021 · Hello! I would like to add a pause function which will cause the F8 key to be pressed before the script pauses, this should work so that while the pause button (Q) is pressed the F8 key is pressed and the script pauses, but if it is impossible to execute the function after pausing then I can also use another key which will cause the pause function to be performed The problem that I had with that script is that sometimes the Tab didn't register and won't pause the script. Now, if You negate it, it will become FALSE. Unfortunately the following code only performs (2) not (1). . So I would like to add a pause in the loop and then wait for the user to press a key for the loop to continue. This can be done using the `Wait` function, the `GetKeyState` function, or the `DetectInput` function. o:: Suspend { Send {JK} ; } Pause,,1 Return where can i ass a loop so it loops JK and the hotkey o still works? i tried to put loop in a few places like. A keypress is supposed to trigger some change within the target app (such as showing a new control or window), and sending another keypress before that happens will have the wrong effect. Here is what I have so far (with F9 being the key), but it doesnt work so well: F9:: Loop{ if F9 break Send {w down} Click down } And yes, I have read the help file and FAQ. I want the script make: (an exemple)ù::send; &pausesend, épausesend, pausesend, pause stop the script in system tray. Q:: Send {Numpad0} Send {Numpad1} Send {Numpad2} Send {Numpad3} Send {Numpad4} return May 14, 2007 · Breaking an infinite loop with keypress - posted in Ask for Help: Hello. You can redirect back to the terminal: read -p "Press Enter to continue" </dev/tty Oct 28, 2012 · Thanks Robert, I did it in the similar way: with a interruption handling function globally accessible and a function call at the end of each function (inside the function), a key press (like pause) will change the value of a pre-defined variable (like pauseFlag) and the function can check the variable to determine whether to pause the script. I don't have any solution to that because I didn't know the command to wait for the two keypresses. So, what KeyDown := !KeyDown does is overwrite self with negated bool value (true becomes false, false becomes true). I have gotten the following to work, but i would like to also use keys such as F,E and so on. Since the mouse is going Sep 19, 2005 · Ok I worked out how to use a second key to break the loop. the Reload command re-runs the script from the start. Pressing it again will unpause. Nov 14, 2011 · here you go;this script will press the space bar every four minutes when you press CTRL + SPACE until you press CTRL + Q ;or WIN + P or SHIFT + Q. Can you pause/freeze python script by key press and continue script by keypress from where you paused. Is there a way to do this? Apr 8, 2020 · There must be a delay of 0. With Reload, because you are using the 'n' hotkey, the script will act like it has just been run for the first time and the hotkey will be Dec 23, 2008 · How to get AHK to wait a specified amount of time? - posted in Ask for Help: Id like to know how to get AHK to wait a specific amount of time before moving to the next step in the script. Due to the granularity of the OS's time-keeping system, Delay is typically rounded up to the nearest multiple of 10 or 15. Pause "On|Off|Toggle", OperateOnUnderlyingThread? Parameters On|Off|Toggle. #p::Pause ; Pressing Win+P once will pause the script. It works great, but I can't figure out to modify the script for a different behavior. c:: Loop { if not GetKeyState("c", "P") break Sleep 25 ; ms Send {space} } return I tried to add a pause similar to the getkeystate in and out of the loop but to no avail. Remarks Hello! I am looking a way to make modifier key hold down until next keypress and be released on it. And when Im not holding down W anymore, it stops?Thanks. If I remove the inner loop and just put a sleep 300, it works but stoping it becomes hard then, since he doesnt react to the e key while sleeping. i hope you understand what i try to make. {LWin} Left Win key {RWin} Right Win key {LWin down} Holds the left Win key down until {LWin up} is sent {RWin down} Holds the right Win key down until {RWin up} is sent {AppsKey} Menu key (invokes the right-click or Sep 13, 2014 · SIMPLE Repeat Key Script (press this key X times and be done with it) - posted in Ask for Help: Hi, everyone - I have searched and found MANY tutorials that cover how to repeat a key or series of keys in a script, many of which also include some sleep or wait time. This Nov 6, 2022 · I want to have a hotkey that pauses the script and waits until I press it again to continue where it was left off. Jun 23, 2021 · I wrote a ahk script, I want to pause the script when I press F7. Send, e. F8:: Loop send {w down}{click down} return F7::pause esc:: ExitApp If there is no thread beneath the current thread, the script itself is paused, which prevents timers from running (this effect is the same as having used the menu item "Pause Script" while the script has no threads). 5seconds between each keypress. None of those apply to what I am trying to achieve, and they all seem overkill and overcomplicated for my particular script. For whatever reason, the code you pasted (with the indentation) does not work, it only works when you get rid of the F7::ExitApp line. PostMessage, 0x0111, 65306,,, ScriptFileName. Apr 18, 2013 · Most people just use the Sleep command to pause the script long enough for the previous command, usually CTRL+C, to take effect. May 17, 2020 · read reads from standard input by default, which is redirected to the file, so it's getting the line from the file. Aug 22, 2018 · As i am very new to this, I am asking for help. The specific window name will change daily, so using a WinWait command wont work. keypress 2, wait 15 seconds, etc. Close. What I am trying to achieve is the following Run, Explorer. An alternate, single-line method to retrieve the script's PID is PID := DllCall("GetCurrentProcessId"). fsroub ydcjjbk sfjxzxru apyfkyo nbjvemm kmwyr cwah mppq hgmixi wtg