Hotkey macro help

[moose 0]

Hi, I'm trying to create a keyboard macro that will send text to an editor when a key combination is pressed (alt+a). Whenever I press alt+a, I get an error beep, and the first letter of the macro text is missing.

Thanks in advance.

Opt("SendKeyDelay", 0)
Opt("SendKeyDownDelay", 0)

; Set the HotKeys
HotKeySet("!a", "_align")
HotKeySet("{ESC}", "On_Exit")

; Now keep the script active
While 1
    Sleep(10)
WEnd

Func _align()
    ; Unset the HotKey
    HotKeySet("!a")
    ; Send the keys
    Send("hello")
    ; Reset the HotKey
    HotKeySet("!a", "_align")
EndFunc

Result when alt+a is pressed:

ello

[Jos 1,430]

Works fine here with SciTE after completing the posted script so it runs.

[moose 0]

I don't use Scite. Broken in Notepad++ and Notepad here (Windows XP)

Interestingly, if I hold alt down, and continue to press 'a' 'a' 'a', the first one is broken, but subsequent ones work ok. =\

Edited April 22, 2011 by moose

[Jos 1,430]

Try adding a sleep(200) before the Send() to allow for the release of Alt ... else you simulate ALT+(the send characters)