Autohotkey alter Mouse button

Question

I've been trying to learn how to make this script on Autohotkey but gotta say their documentation is the complete opposite of noob-friendly and I can't seem to find any similar example either.

I'll try to describe what I intend: When A is pressed on the keyboard (if was PRESSED, not held down), change the RButton to behave as the LButton until I click it, which then makes it return to its normal RButton functions.

It sounds simple enough in my head but I can't make anything work for the life of me .__.

So I appreciate any help! Thanks in advance!

Sid Sid · Accepted Answer · 2014-11-12T14:30:29

First you need to create a hotkey that listens for the a key. You should be able to find all the information needed in the docs here - http://ahkscript.org/docs/Hotkeys.htm

Next you need to create your Rbutton hotkey and make it conditional to detect if a has been pressed. To do that you use the #if directive. Make sure you're updated to the latest version of AHK otherwise this directive won't work.

Your final code would look something like this:

; Init toggle var as "0"
changeNextPress := 0

; Toggle the variable to "1"
; The ~ symbols allows the "a" key be captured without blocking it
~a::
    changeNextPress := 1
return

; Only activate this key if the toggle variable is "1"
#if (changeNextPress == 1)
    Rbutton::
        ; Since we only want one press, toggle the variable back to "0" again
        changeNextPress := 0
        Send, {LButton}
    return
#if

Autohotkey alter Mouse button

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