Hotkey doesn't work as expected

Question

I don't understand why the script in my example doesn't work as expected.

Open any text editor, select some text, press Ctrl-C to copy it in clipboard. Then, launch the script.

Expected behaviour: If I press Ctrl-V, it should be shown message box ok. If I press Ctrl-Shift-V, it should be shown the same message box. (There should be no difference).

Actual behaviour: If I press Ctrl-Shift-V, there shown error message box. Why?

^v::MsgBox, ok
return

^+v::MsgBox, error
return

^+v::^v
return

Jim U Jim U · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-17T15:40:13

You cannot redefine hotkeys; you cannot define them more than once. When it comes to defining HotKeys and HotStrings, autohotkey is more a declarative language than a procedural one.

If you want to change the behavior of a key combination, put logic in the script. For example:

; Press F2 to change the behavior of ^+v
f2::
  condition := !condition
  return

^+v::
  if (condition)
    MsgBox, ok
  else
    MsgBox, error
  return

Hotkey doesn't work as expected

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