[documentation] Windows Key Event

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[documentation] Windows Key Event

Post by Grovkillen » Wed Feb 05, 2020 6:05 pm

I found out that you need to have the extra parameter set to 8 in order for the windows button to trigger an event that you can act on:

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OnEvent>KEY_DOWN,VK91,8,<sub routine>
i.e. this will not trigger:

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OnEvent>KEY_DOWN,VK91,0,<sub routine>
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Re: [documentation] Windows Key Event

Post by JRL » Thu Feb 06, 2020 5:31 am

As is the case with all 5 modifier keys. Using Key_down,VK16 for a shift key press detection does not work if the modifier parameter is anything but 1 which is the shift key modifier parameter. Etc.

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/*
91,92,16,17,18
lwin,rwin,shift,ctrl,alt
*/

OnEvent>key_down,VK16,1,quit
OnEvent>key_down,VK17,2,quit
OnEvent>key_down,VK18,3,quit

Label>Loop
Wait>0.01
GoTo>Loop

SRT>quit
  Exit
END>quit

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Re: [documentation] Windows Key Event

Post by Grovkillen » Thu Feb 06, 2020 6:38 am

Thanks, good to know (and should be documented) :)
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