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Finished Programs / SOLVED: Chorded shortcuts for RSI prevention
« on: August 15, 2010, 11:13 AM »
Hi everybody,
I have been a more or less avid AHK user for some time now.
I have been using it mainly to alleviate my RSI (mapping Alt-Tab to Pause, etc.)
However, my goal is to be able to hit a specified button, e.g. F12, and then be able to type in a two letter combination like gw to perform a specific action.
Example:
1. Hit F12
2. Type in gw (no need to press the Enter key)
3. Firefox opens a new tab, Wikipedia is selected as the search plugin and all I have to do is enter a term and press Enter. [The macro for this would be written by me. I only need a framework to perform steps 1-2.]
In essence, something similar to that:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/200587/how-can-i-mimic-visual-studios-ctrl-k-c-two-step-macro-behaviour-using-autoit.
Only difference would be that macro mode can only be exited by command ex and that a two letter combination is accepted.
Any idea on how to accomplish this?
Extra points if there is an easy way to add my own commands.
Thanks very much in advance and kind regards,
phiu
I have been a more or less avid AHK user for some time now.
I have been using it mainly to alleviate my RSI (mapping Alt-Tab to Pause, etc.)
However, my goal is to be able to hit a specified button, e.g. F12, and then be able to type in a two letter combination like gw to perform a specific action.
Example:
1. Hit F12
2. Type in gw (no need to press the Enter key)
3. Firefox opens a new tab, Wikipedia is selected as the search plugin and all I have to do is enter a term and press Enter. [The macro for this would be written by me. I only need a framework to perform steps 1-2.]
In essence, something similar to that:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/200587/how-can-i-mimic-visual-studios-ctrl-k-c-two-step-macro-behaviour-using-autoit.
Only difference would be that macro mode can only be exited by command ex and that a two letter combination is accepted.
Any idea on how to accomplish this?
Extra points if there is an easy way to add my own commands.
Thanks very much in advance and kind regards,
phiu