Make escape key press perform a new function

[copyleft]

Trying to write autoit script that opens app search  prompt upon app execution then sends cursor to the app title bar if  the escape key is pressed.

 

#RequireAdmin
#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>
Global $g_bEscPressed = False
HotKeySet("{ESC}", "OnEscPressed")
ShellExecute("C:\Windows\PowerRun.exe", "Myapp.exe")
WinWait("Myapp", "")
send ("^f") ;open app search prompt
If $g_bEscPressed Then
send ("!d"); goto app titlebar
EndIf
Exit
Func OnEscPressed()
    $g_bEscPressed = True
EndFunc

; end
Exit

 

[Andreik]

Something like this?

#RequireAdmin
#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>

Global $g_bEscPressed = False
HotKeySet("{ESC}", "OnEscPressed")

ShellExecute("C:\Windows\PowerRun.exe", "Myapp.exe")

WinWait("Myapp", "")
; Here it would be nice to check if your window
; is active before sending ^f
Send ("^f") ;open app search prompt

Do
    Sleep(10)
Until $g_bEscPressed
; Here it would be nice to check if your window
; is active before sending !d
Send("!d"); goto app titlebar

Func OnEscPressed()
    $g_bEscPressed = True
EndFunc

 

[copyleft]

Thanks. I think there's a conflict with a pre-assigned hotkey within the application because it won't go to the title bar now when the escape key is pressed.

I just settled on an old-fashioned time out to get me to the title bar upon timeout expiration.

[ioa747]

Opt("GUICloseOnESC", 0) ;1=ESC  closes, 0=ESC won't close