Parsing Hotkey string?

[RobOtter 0]

Hi,

is there a function or a UDF for parsing a hotkey definition string like "^a" or "+!{F1}" ?

I´d like to create a settings GUI where users are able to define their custom hotkeys for a specific function and then save it to an ini. Of course, at the next start of the program, these settings have to read and not only the HotkeySet() command needs to be fed with it but also the settings GUI.

As I do not want to present the user just the hotkey string but a rather user-friendly display (like checkboxes for the separate modifier keys and a drop down list of supported trigger keys), I need to fiddle on the saved string.

I would envision a function that takes a hotkey string and returns for example an array like this: [isCtrl][isAlt][isShift][isWin][triggerKey][isTriggerVirtual]. And of course, there needs to be a function decoding the array back to the respective string representation.

 

Thanks for your hints!

[ViciousXUSMC 92]

You do not need any special UDF or Function for this.

All the native stuff will work just fine.

Example Idea:

Create a GUI with Checkboxes that represent Alt, Control, Shift, Etc and an Inputbox to put the letter or number (or a drop down) and another drop down to select the function.

A button to then exit the GUI loop and read the data and save to an INI

I would probably have a separate script run @ login that looks for that INI file and if it exists loads the given hotkeys and functions.

[RobOtter 0]

1 hour ago, ViciousXUSMC said:

... and read the data and save to an INI

And that´s exactly the point: how do I do this? Of course, reading the current settings from the GUI controls is quite straight forward but how to do it the other way round - parsing the INI values to spread the separated data amoung the GUI controls?

[JohnOne 1,603]

There is no UDF ready made for what you want, you will have to roll your own.

[RobOtter 0]

Ok, thanks! So I saved time to look no further.

[BrewManNH 1,300]

I would use the hotkey UDF found here

[czardas 1,260]

You might also find something useful here: https://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/68422-hotstrings-string-hotkeys/

Edited February 2, 2016 by czardas

[JohnOne 1,603]

Here is a quick filthy example

GUICreate("")

$button = GUICtrlCreateButton("OK", 10, 40)
$input = GUICtrlCreateInput("", 300, 10) ;enter a letter
$combo = GUICtrlCreateCombo("", 100, 10, 100) ;select a modifier
GUICtrlSetData(-1, "CTRL|SHIFT|ALT")

GUISetState()

While 3
    Switch GUIGetMsg()
        Case -3
            Exit
        Case $button
            $modifier = ""
            Switch GUICtrlRead($combo)
                Case "CTRL"
                    $modifier = "^"
                Case "SHIFT"
                    $modifier = "+"
                Case "ALT"
                    $modifier = "!"
            EndSwitch
            $hot = $modifier & GUICtrlRead($input)
            HotKeySet($hot, thefunc)
    EndSwitch
WEnd

Func thefunc()
    MsgBox(0, 0, 0)
EndFunc   ;==>thefunc

 

[BetaLeaf 46]

See my example map.au3 and map.txt for an example on how to use a string to trigger a function like a hotkey would.

 

[ViciousXUSMC 92]

4 hours ago, RobOtter said:

And that´s exactly the point: how do I do this? Of course, reading the current settings from the GUI controls is quite straight forward but how to do it the other way round - parsing the INI values to spread the separated data amoung the GUI controls?

Still the same concept.  The native INIRead and INIWrite functions mixed with GUICtrlSetData and GUICtrlSetState are all you need.

This is a messy example showing how it saves the data to an INI, but when you open it reads the data from the INI.  It also Sets the Hotkey active.

You can tweak this to keep the GUI open and update the hotkey in real time, or like I said I would have 2 scripts one for setting the hotkey and a 2nd to use it.

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Global $sINIFile = @ScriptDir & "\test.ini"
Global $vMyHotkey = ""
Global $sMyHotkey = ""


#include <ButtonConstants.au3>
#include <EditConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#Region ### START Koda GUI section ### Form=
$Form1 = GUICreate("Test Form", 383, 149, 192, 124)
$Checkbox1 = GUICtrlCreateCheckbox("Alt", 48, 56, 50, 17)
$Checkbox2 = GUICtrlCreateCheckbox("Ctrl", 48, 72, 50, 17)
$Checkbox3 = GUICtrlCreateCheckbox("Shift", 48, 88, 50, 17)
$Input1 = GUICtrlCreateInput("Hotkey", 104, 56, 121, 21)
$Button1 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Set!", 256, 48, 75, 57)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
#EndRegion ### END Koda GUI section ###

#Region INI Update Section
If INIRead($sINIFile, "HOTKEYS", "AltKey", "UnChecked") = "Checked" Then
    GUICtrlSetState($Checkbox1, 1)
Else
    GUICtrlSetState($Checkbox1, 4)
EndIf

If INIRead($sINIFile, "HOTKEYS", "ControlKey", "UnChecked") = "Checked" Then
    GUICtrlSetState($Checkbox2, 1)
Else
    GUICtrlSetState($Checkbox2, 4)
EndIf

If INIRead($sINIFile, "HOTKEYS", "ShiftKey", "UnChecked") = "Checked" Then
    GUICtrlSetState($Checkbox3, 1)
Else
    GUICtrlSetState($Checkbox3, 4)
EndIf

GUICtrlSetData($Input1, INIRead($sINIFile, "HOTKEYS", "MainKey", "Hotkey"))
#EndRegion INI Update Section

While 1
    $nMsg = GUIGetMsg()
    Switch $nMsg
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit
        Case $Button1
            ExitLoop
    EndSwitch
WEnd

If GUICtrlRead($Checkbox1) = 4 Then
    IniWrite($sINIFile, "HOTKEYS", "AltKey", "UnChecked")
Else
    $vMyHotkey &= "!"
    $sMyHotKey &= "Alt + "
    IniWrite($sINIFile, "HOTKEYS", "AltKey", "Checked")
EndIf

If GUICtrlRead($Checkbox2) = 4 Then
    IniWrite($sINIFile, "HOTKEYS", "ControlKey", "UnChecked")
Else
    $vMyHotkey &= "^"
    $sMyHotKey &= "Ctrl + "
    IniWrite($sINIFile, "HOTKEYS", "ControlKey", "Checked")
EndIf

If GUICtrlRead($Checkbox3) = 4 Then
    IniWrite($sINIFile, "HOTKEYS", "ShiftKey", "UnChecked")
Else
    $vMyHotkey &= "+"
    $sMyHotKey &= "Shift + "
    IniWrite($sINIFile, "HOTKEYS", "ShiftKey", "Checked")
EndIf

$vMyHotKey &= GUICtrlRead($Input1)
$sMyHotKey &= GUICtrlRead($Input1)
IniWrite($sINIFile, "HOTKEYS", "MainKey", GUICtrlRead($Input1))

HotKeySet($vMyHotkey, "MyFunction")

MsgBox(0, "", "Your Hotkey Has Been Set For" & @CRLF & $sMyHotKey)

While 1
    Sleep(10)
WEnd

Func MyFunction()
    MsgBox(0, "", "Function Triggered!")
EndFunc