ctrl + etc. keys run together!

[mutesoundbox]

Dear forum,

I have recently discovered AUTOIT and am thrilled with what it is able to do! I've tried writing a script but interestingly, I run into two problems:

1) As many others have come across, my ctrl key gets stuck. I'm not sure my application is the same with the solutions others have given, as I have tried these solutions and it doesn't seem to help (though it may just be that I'm not doing it right)

2) In the code below, when I hit Ctrl+Pause on my keyboard (which should make it behave like Ctrl+Home), the effect I get is Ctrl+End (cursor moves to the end of the document). Using Ctrl+End elicits the same result. And curiously.....Ctrl+ScrLk (which isn't even written into the script!) elicits the same result too!! Is this because my keyboard is just that dumb?

I should mention that this is because my keyboard layout is really ill-designed. I use F2, F4, and F12 a LOT, so I have my Fn key set so that I can hit these keys normally (and use Fn+F2 for volume down, for example). But this action replaced my Home, End, PgUp, and PgDn keys with Pause, Break, ScrLk, and Insert, four keys I have never used. The code below is thus a workaround for this. I just want to be able to use Ctrl+Home and Ctrl+Shift+Home again like before, for word processing

Thanks everyone

Here's the code:

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HotKeySet("{PAUSE}","_pause")
HotKeySet("{BREAK}","_break")
HotKeySet("{SCROLLLOCK}","_scrolllock")
HotKeySet("{INSERT}","_insert")

HotKeySet("+{PAUSE}","_spause")
HotKeySet("+{BREAK}","_sbreak")
HotKeySet("+{SCROLLLOCK}","_sscrolllock")
HotKeySet("+{INSERT}","_sinsert")

HotKeySet("^{PAUSE}","_cpause")
HotKeySet("^{BREAK}","_cbreak")


While 1
   Sleep(100)
WEnd

Func _pause()
   Send("{HOME}")
EndFunc

Func _break()
   send("{END}")
EndFunc

Func _scrolllock()
   Send("{PGUP}")
EndFunc

Func _insert()
   Send("{PGDN}")
EndFunc

Func _spause()
Send("{LSHIFT down}{HOME}{LSHIFT up}")
EndFunc

Func _sbreak()
Send("{LSHIFT down}{END}{LSHIFT up}")
EndFunc

Func _sscrolllock()
Send("{LSHIFT down}{PGUP}{LSHIFT up}")
EndFunc

Func _sinsert()
Send("{LSHIFT down}{PGDN}{LSHIFT up}")
EndFunc

Func _cpause()
Send("{CTRLDOWN}")
Sleep(10)
Send("{CTRLUP}")
Send("{RCTRL down}{HOME}{RCTRL up}")
EndFunc

Func _cbreak()
Send("{CTRLDOWN}")
Sleep(10)
Send("{CTRLUP}")
Send("{RCTRL down}{END}{RCTRL up}")
EndFunc
 

[jdelaney]

At the end of each of your functions, do a:

Send("")

to release all 'stuck' keys

Edited January 23, 2014 by jdelaney

[mutesoundbox]

Dear Jdelaney,

Thank so much for the suggestion--I implemented it into my functions but alas, the problem continues to occur. The relevant sections are now as follows:

HotKeySet("^{PAUSE}","_cpause")
HotKeySet("^{BREAK}","_cbreak")

Func _cpause()
Send("{CTRLDOWN}")
Sleep(10)
Send("{CTRLUP}")
Send("{RCTRL down}{HOME}{RCTRL up}")
Send("")
EndFunc

Func _cbreak()
Send("{CTRLDOWN}")
Sleep(10)
Send("{CTRLUP}")
Send("{RCTRL down}{END}{RCTRL up}")
Send("")
EndFunc

As far as I can tell, the behavior of the script is identical to before--and it still behaves weirdly (i.e., send ctrl+end and the ctrl key is stuck) when I hit ctrl+ScrLk.

Did I implement the Send("") incorrectly?

Thanks again,

James