Two keys pressed simultaneously in autohotkey

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I'm wiring innards of a keyboard to make a board of buttons to use as macros for photoshop among other applications. The insert key and a letter key is wired to a single tactile switch. This is done with each letter switch.

I can use Ins & a:: but because I can't predict which will be "read" first, I have to have the reverse as well. The problem is that when I use a & Ins:: the 'a' key doesn't work properly.

Is there a way to use the 'up' and 'down' function with a letter key? Maybe that will work? Otherwise if there is a way to determine if two keys were pressed within a certain time between each other, I believe that would work.

Have you tried to restore the a key's original function? a::Send, a and maybe +a::Send, A. The same would apply to Ins. — MCL
Yes, but it doesn't function naturally. The a key has to be pressed down and released for a to send. I use touch typing and sometimes the speed at which I type cancels out the a being pressed. — Casey O'Riordan
There's no way around that. Using a key combination with & makes the first key a prefix key. It can by definition only fire upon release (How else is the OS going to determine that you don't want to press Ins additionally?). I suggest using one or more of the original prefix keys instead, e.g. ALT, CTRL or SHIFT. — MCL

pablo1977 pablo1977 · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-01T22:41:20

Try these sentences:

 Ins & a::SendRaw The Ins&a thing...
 a & Ins::Send, The a&Ins thing...
 a::SendRaw, a

This fixes your problem with the a key (although now the normal a appears with some delay).

Two keys pressed simultaneously in autohotkey

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