HotKeySet problem

[PianothShaveck]

I already searched on the web, on the online (and also offline) documentation and on the forum but I didn't find this problem (maybe I didn't search well anyway)...

I often use HotKeySet ( "key" [, "function"] ) in my scripts, but I noticed that for the character "." and also for ":" it doesn't work.

This is a rapid example (also attached):

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>

HotKeySet(".", "f1")
HotKeySet("+.", "f2")
HotKeySet(",", "f3")

$g_1 = GUICreate("Example", 800, 500)
GUISetState()

While 1
   $msg = GUIGetMsg()
   Select
      Case $msg == $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
         ExitLoop
   EndSelect
WEnd

Func f1()
   ;Do something like for example
   MsgBox(0, "", "Hello World")
EndFunc

Func f2()
   ;Do something else like for example
   MsgBox(0, "", "Hello World 2")
EndFunc

Func f3()
   ;Do something else like for example
   MsgBox(0, "", "Hello World 3")
   ;This is the only one that works
EndFunc

Can you at least tell me why? In the online documentation it says:

The following hotkeys cannot be set:

Ctrl+Alt+Delete It is reserved by Windows F12 It is also reserved by Windows, according to its API. NumPad's Enter Key Instead, use {Enter} which captures both Enter keys on the keyboard. Win+B,D,E,F,L,M,R,U; and Win+Shift+M These are built-in Windows shortcuts. Note: Win+B and Win+L might only be reserved on Windows XP and above. Alt, Ctrl, Shift, Win These are the modifier keys themselves! Other Any global hotkeys a user has defined using third-party software, any combos of two or more "base keys" such as '{F1}{F2}', and any keys of the form '{LALT}' or '{ALTDOWN}'.

P.S. Sorry for some grammatical errors, I'm Italian.

Example.au3

[Mechaflash]

Just a note, may want to add Sleep(100) in your while loop so you don't cook your CPU.

[PianothShaveck]

Of course, but that was just an example I made in less than a minute, nothing serious.

[AdmiralAlkex]

Just a note, may want to add Sleep(100) in your while loop so you don't cook your CPU.

The 10ms from GUIGetMsg() already prevents cooking. Another 100ms won't do (much) difference.

@PianothShaveck

The script you posted works fine, what's the problem you want help with?

Edited July 24, 2012 by AdmiralAlkex

[PianothShaveck]

The problem is that (al least on my computer, I don't know about yours) when I press "." or ":" it doesn't do anything.

[AdmiralAlkex]

It works for me (Swedish keyboard layout) but fails if I change to Italian layout. Italian must be doing something icky. I don't know about "proper solutions", but found a workaround in _WinAPI_LoadKeyboardLayoutEx.

And I didn't say it earlier so: Hi and Welcome to the forum!