Make Alt+Enter Send the End key, modifiers not working? - autohotkey

Pretty simple question, but I'm having issues. I tried this !Enter::Send, {End} It works great, but the problem I'm having is that I can't use other modifiers with it. Alt+Shift+Enter should act as Shift+End, and Alt+Ctrl+Enter should behave as Ctrl+End
I tried this too *!Enter::Send, {End} but it seems to ignore Ctrl and or Shift.

Hotkeys consume their events so the * is eating the Shift or Ctrl events.
* is useful when you want a range of hotkeys to all do the same thing.
*#c::Run Calc.exe ; Win+C, Shift+Win+C, Ctrl+Win+C, etc. all launch calc
The following should do what you want.
!Enter::^End
or
!Enter:: Send, {End}
+!Enter:: Send, +{End}
^!Enter:: Send, ^{End}

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Shortcuts key replacemento with AutoHotkey

I just started using Autohotkey (I am a noob with it) for remapping some key combinations like CTRL+TAB (which is good if you are using your left hand) to be accessible while using your right hand.
My initial script is the following:
RControl & RShift::
{
send {LControl down}{tab}{LControl up}
return
}
It works fine, but while switching tabs in Visual Studio, for example, I cannot hold the CTRL key to keep switching tabs, I can only switch between 2 tabs.
Does anyone know if it is possible to achieve this kind of functionality with Autohotkey?
Thanks in advance.
You don't need the { } around the hotkey body. Hotkeys simply start with :: and end with return. Braces are only needed in functions afaik.
send {LControl down}{tab}{LControl up} could be expressed easier by send ^{tab} which is Ctrl+Tab. The tab-switch in VS also works with right RCtrl.
In either way, this does not work because of the send {ctrl up}. Ctrl needs to stay pressed down in order for the "Active files" window to stay open. Try:
RControl & RShift::send {RCtrl down}{tab}

With AutoHotKey, how to use ctrl+alt in hotkey without system seeing them as down when sending other keys?

I'm trying to map ctrl+alt+d to delete. Unfortunately, when I press that combination, the system sees ctrl+alt+delete, which naturally brings up the lock screen.
I've tried this to make the ctrl and alt keys look up to the system, but it didn't work:
^!d::Send {Alt Up}{Ctrl Up}{Delete}
I've tried putting ~ and $ in front of the hotkey, but that didn't work either.
I realize I can use KeyWait to wait for the modifier keys to be released:
~^!d::
KeyWait Control
KeyWait Alt
Send {Delete}
return
But then I can't repeatedly press ctrl+alt+delete to quickly delete characters. I have to release the modifier keys between each press, which is awkward.
I realize I can simulate a forward delete with a selection to the right followed by a backspace:
^!d::Send {Shift Down}{Right}{Shift Up}{Backspace}
But that's a bit kludgy, though it does work without releasing the modifiers. It's starting to feel like there isn't a way of accomplishing this, so any help would be appreciated.
You can try SendPlay as that creates a series of events (messages) that flow directly to the active window rather than performing their native operating system function.
^!d::Sendplay {Delete}
Doc link http://ahkscript.org/docs/commands/Send.htm#SendPlayDetail
Hope it helps

Autohotkey - multiple scripts and different language issues

I use autohotkey to simplify copying, using Alt+W instead of Ctrl+C. However, I often switch my keyboard to a Hebrew layout, so the w key is now the ' key. Then the autohotkey script for w doesn't work.
I tried to write a second script into the same file but it doesn't get activated when I press Alt+' when I'm in the Hebrew layout. I'm not sure whether it's my syntax or something else, any ideas?
This is my code:
!w::
Send, {ctrl down}{a down}{a up}{c down}{c up}{ctrl up}
return
!'::
Send, {ctrl down}{a down}{a up}{c down}{c up}{ctrl up}
return
Thanks!
Catching Alt-' with the code you used works in other keyboard layouts (like the German layout) so your syntax looks OK to me.
To solve your problem I'd start the autohotkey help file.
Read "List of Keys, Mouse Buttons, and Joystick Controls"
where the section on "Special Keys" explains how to attempt
to catch inrecognized keys via the "keyboard hook".
Basically it describes how to find out the !' scancode which
you then can use as a hotkey alternative.
It is worth to try to use the virtual/scan codes of keys, instead names, This example uses the virtual code (vkXX):
;~ SetKeyDelay, keyDelay:=25, pressDuration:=25 ; details for SendEvent mode.
!vk57:: ; w/'/я... (en/he/ru...)
Send, {CtrlDown}{vk41}{vk43}{CtrlUp}
KeyWait, vk57
;~ Do something by release this key, if necessary...
Return

Remove auto modifier from hotkeys

Is there a way to make a hotkey with a modifier that doesn't automatically put the modifier on the output key? ex: ^a::b -- except, when I hit ctrl+a it just gives me ctrl+b, when I just want ctrl+a to = b.
Playing a game which for some reason won't let me use hotkey ctrl + keys so I'm circumventing the issue by setting the hotkeys as something out of the way then setting the actual hotkey I want to those keys in autohotkey.
Try:
^a::
Send, b
Send, c
Send, d
Return
or
^a::Send, bcd
Could you show the exact text of line 4 that causes the error?

How to remap key in certain case and not remap in other case with autohotkey?

I want to remap alt+e when caps is on in autocad.
And when capslock is not on, alt+e should open menu edit.
I use script like this
<!e::
if(GetKeyState( "CAPSLOCK", "T" ))
{
SendInput erase{space}wp{space}
}
else
{
Send !e
}
When I turn on capslock, remap key is OK.
When I turn off capslockand alt+e, menu edit opened, but closed immediately.
Thanks.
You will want a $ at the beginning of your hotkey to prevent the endless loop that the !e in your else block will trigger. You will also want to add a Return at the end of the hotkey to prevent the script from continuing into what is below this hotkey.
$!e::
if GetKeyState( "CapsLock", "T" )
Sendinput, erase{space}wp{space}
else
Sendinput, !e
Return
(Brackets are only required when if/else blocks are more than one line.)
Beyond that, the likely issue is that it's an alt hotkey that is also set to send alt.
I say this is an issue because if you press and hold alt, it activates menus,
and then the script sends alt, which will be in conflict with that.
As Ricardo said, the ideal way to script this is with the #IF command (only included with AHK_L).
#If GetKeyState("CapsLock", "T") and WinActive("AutoCAD")
!e:: SendInput, erase{space}wp{space}
#If
Notice that you can add the WinActive() function to the #If command's expression.
Try it without that first, and also realize that the application's title needs to be exactly "AutoCAD" at all times for that to work. I would recommend finding AutoCad's ahk_class,
with AHK's window spy, instead of using the title.
If it still does not work, it is likely that AHK is sending faster than AutoCAD would like to receive.
Info on how to deal with that can be found here.
Try to change your else block to this:
Send, {ALTDOWN}e{ALTUP}
I do not rely on these symbols to send keystrokes in AutoHotKey.