How to use hotkeyset() for a specific input device?

[ViciousXUSMC]

A device was on sale the other day, just a really fancy external keypad that let you kick off a bunch of macros.

I found where somebody had been using AHK and LuaMacros together to do very much a similar thing using a normal keyboard connected as a secondary keyboard.

Meaning the desired result is that your main keyboard works for typing, but input from the 2nd keyboard is treated differently and would trigger a hotkey.

 

I very much feel AutoIT can do this, but not sure where to get started.

If anybody has some ideas, please let me know.

My mind is floating around the unique vid&pid of a USB HID Device, but I am not sure how to intercept and target keys from a specific device.

Edit: Oh and I searched first I did find this thread where somebody was trying to do the same thing, but that threat never really took off and I did not want to necro post.

 

 

Edited March 28, 2018 by ViciousXUSMC

[ViciousXUSMC]

Another really good thread that has the right direction, but I was not able to quite figure out where to get it to start working code.

 

[Earthshine]

I’ve seen a way to do this very thing but it is the language not allowed to mention here

[ViciousXUSMC]

That would be a sad state of affairs.

Let me clarify I am only wanting to do what we do no with native AutoIT functions; aka HotKeySet() but need to make it smarter so that it can detect what device it should be responding to.

I have a clearly defined, non malicious goal here to make my own keyboard full of hotkeys to use at home and work to help with productivity, and as always to enjoy the adventure of learning something new as it has been a while since I have come up with new ways to use AutoIT.

[Earthshine]

If you want I can look up the solution and pm you. You can then refactor to Autoit. His solution you could use like two or three keyboards even

Edited March 30, 2018 by Earthshine

[Jos]

There is no ban on mentioning AHK here, no worries, but don't go into discussions on building scripts in this other scripting language in our forums... simply use theirs.

Jos 

[Earthshine]

ok. cool. well, it uses a C# dll, so I am sure you could refactor the ahk to autoit

if you want to read about it, get the dll and get cracking

https://autohotkey.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=45307

Edited March 30, 2018 by Earthshine

[ViciousXUSMC]

Thanks, I am not very good at this kind of thing, but I know there is enough data for a solution now.

[Earthshine]

focus on that scripts interaction with the DLL. the rest I am sure you can do. 

post it here if you want help as you run into things

Edited April 2, 2018 by Earthshine