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Stathis Athanasiou, Joe2

Apr 24

Multi-tap and/or tap-and-hold behaviour possible?

Welcome to the AutoKey community, Stathis! It's not impossible, but it's not easy. To do

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Multi-tap and/or tap-and-hold behaviour possible?

Welcome to the AutoKey community, Stathis! It's not impossible, but it's not easy. To do

Apr 24

Apr 24

To New Forum Members

I recently set the group to require approval for new members. Apparently, I do not get notifications

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To New Forum Members

I recently set the group to require approval for new members. Apparently, I do not get notifications

Apr 24

Joe, … David King3

Apr 18

Fedora Installation Support

On Thursday, December 7, 2023 at 7:53:07 AM UTC-5 Joe wrote: > > Are there any Fedora/Red Hat

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Fedora Installation Support

On Thursday, December 7, 2023 at 7:53:07 AM UTC-5 Joe wrote: > > Are there any Fedora/Red Hat

Apr 18

Christopher Hall, Joe2

Apr 18

I'm a bit confused. This stared out as an issue on GitHub. Is this still a problem or is it

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I'm a bit confused. This stared out as an issue on GitHub. Is this still a problem or is it

Apr 18

Mar 13

Help Needed - Advocacy

Advocacy/Outreach support needed Please take a look at the latest comments on issue #87 https://

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Help Needed - Advocacy

Advocacy/Outreach support needed Please take a look at the latest comments on issue #87 https://

Mar 13

Wayne Wrestler, … Joe6

Feb 13

Unable to set keybind

Welcome to the AutoKey community, Wayne! Hopefully, Kreezxil's answers and my replies will

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Unable to set keybind

Welcome to the AutoKey community, Wayne! Hopefully, Kreezxil's answers and my replies will

Feb 13

Joe, … Keith Bainbridge8

12/6/23

On 5/12/23 21:51, Rastislav Kish wrote: > > So, changing the server is something I wouldn't

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On 5/12/23 21:51, Rastislav Kish wrote: > > So, changing the server is something I wouldn't

12/6/23

David Brosius, jos...@main.nc.us3

12/2/23

Noob trying to have a phrase output a <F5> char

Thanks, lowercase <f5> fixed it, thanks. On Sat, Dec 2, 2023 at 6:43 AM <jos...@main.nc.us

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Noob trying to have a phrase output a <F5> char

Thanks, lowercase <f5> fixed it, thanks. On Sat, Dec 2, 2023 at 6:43 AM <jos...@main.nc.us

12/2/23

ReaderGuy, … jos...@main.nc.us32

11/14/23

How can I use "@" in an abbreviation to trigger a script?

That's what you get for using a far left keyboard! LOL On a more serious note, AutoKey tends to

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How can I use "@" in an abbreviation to trigger a script?

That's what you get for using a far left keyboard! LOL On a more serious note, AutoKey tends to

11/14/23

11/8/23

AutoKey Chatbot??

If anyone is AI-curious, I just opened #921 https://github.com/autokey/autokey/issues/921 with some

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AutoKey Chatbot??

If anyone is AI-curious, I just opened #921 https://github.com/autokey/autokey/issues/921 with some

11/8/23

ReaderGuy, jack3

11/2/23

Autostart on Login/Boot to System Tray not working

Yup, that did it. Thanks! The Repo is on Version 0.95.10, and now I'm on 0.96.0 On Thursday,

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Autostart on Login/Boot to System Tray not working

Yup, that did it. Thanks! The Repo is on Version 0.95.10, and now I'm on 0.96.0 On Thursday,

11/2/23

Timothy Myers, … jos...@main.nc.us14

10/11/23

Importing existing AutoKey scripts into new AutoKey scripts

Welcome to the AutoKey community, Sidney Coelho! Something similar to this was suggested in a

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Importing existing AutoKey scripts into new AutoKey scripts

Welcome to the AutoKey community, Sidney Coelho! Something similar to this was suggested in a

10/11/23

Erik, … Keith Bainbridge4

9/26/23

Caps lock to esc?

I used to use this as a guide: reassign caps lock setxkbmap -option caps:none setxkbmap -option caps:

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Caps lock to esc?

I used to use this as a guide: reassign caps lock setxkbmap -option caps:none setxkbmap -option caps:

9/26/23

Chris, … jos...@main.nc.us7

9/2/23

AutoKey Sending mouse into a frenzy in games

It might work with an X11 display manager as well. Visgrep() is an old feature that was buried on a

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AutoKey Sending mouse into a frenzy in games

It might work with an X11 display manager as well. Visgrep() is an old feature that was buried on a

9/2/23

i e, jos...@main.nc.us2

8/30/23

Autokey scripts with Cyrillic letters

Welcome to the AutoKey community e.isajchev! Our keyboard API module does not support multibyte

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Autokey scripts with Cyrillic letters

Welcome to the AutoKey community e.isajchev! Our keyboard API module does not support multibyte

8/30/23

kh1nav3, … Joe6

8/1/23

Problem getting ctrl+1 hotkey to work

Thanks Joe, I was trying to bind this key because my mouse's left button is faulty. Another

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Problem getting ctrl+1 hotkey to work

Thanks Joe, I was trying to bind this key because my mouse's left button is faulty. Another

8/1/23

kenn, … jos...@main.nc.us6

7/8/23

Is it possible to implement the following Autohotkey script to fix bouncing clicks of a wornout mouse button:

If you can figure out how to trigger your script to start with, you can detect mouse clicks and see

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Is it possible to implement the following Autohotkey script to fix bouncing clicks of a wornout mouse button:

If you can figure out how to trigger your script to start with, you can detect mouse clicks and see

7/8/23

jos...@main.nc.us, … Tony Namdar | rugpeople.com3

6/28/23

Re: another Autokey issue

Hi Joe, brilliant. I just switched to xorg following the instructions on https://linuxconfig.org/how-

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Re: another Autokey issue

Hi Joe, brilliant. I just switched to xorg following the instructions on https://linuxconfig.org/how-

6/28/23

varg, … Little Girl11

5/19/23

Need help converting AHK script to Autokey.

Hey there, > Little Girl wrote: Johnny Rosenberg wrote: * Variables and function names should use

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Need help converting AHK script to Autokey.

Hey there, > Little Girl wrote: Johnny Rosenberg wrote: * Variables and function names should use

5/19/23

Natalia Guevara, … Sam Sebastian6

4/15/23

Using autokey with Overleaf (AHK to AK?)

an excellent example of why you have to check AI output, most of that script is non-sense to AutoKey.

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Using autokey with Overleaf (AHK to AK?)

an excellent example of why you have to check AI output, most of that script is non-sense to AutoKey.

4/15/23

William Morris, … jos...@main.nc.us5

4/4/23

Feature Request: export

My setup: I have an external folder $HOME/Autokey that has all my script and phrase folders in it -

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Feature Request: export

My setup: I have an external folder $HOME/Autokey that has all my script and phrase folders in it -

4/4/23

William Morris, … Little Girl4

3/24/23

Hotkey using Enter, but without inserting a line feed

AutoKey shouldn't be processing a line-feed unless instructed to, so it may be the program you

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Hotkey using Enter, but without inserting a line feed

AutoKey shouldn't be processing a line-feed unless instructed to, so it may be the program you

3/24/23

Josh P, … Little Girl6

2/22/23

Need help AHK to AK please

The page I had referenced above is just a starting point for anyone who wants to do something like

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Need help AHK to AK please

The page I had referenced above is just a starting point for anyone who wants to do something like

2/22/23

TSSF, jos...@main.nc.us9

2/11/23

How to hold space or mouse click?

I misspoke. There are now separate press and release API calls for the mouse, so you can do that.

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How to hold space or mouse click?

I misspoke. There are now separate press and release API calls for the mouse, so you can do that.

2/11/23

Huy Nguyễn Mạnh, jos...@main.nc.us2

12/31/22

Help! AHK to AK

Welcome to AutoKey Huy Nguyễn Mạnh! (and to Linux as well.) > Hi, sorry my english has to use

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Help! AHK to AK

Welcome to AutoKey Huy Nguyễn Mạnh! (and to Linux as well.) > Hi, sorry my english has to use

12/31/22

Kazii avali, … Little Girl8

12/13/22

a shift spammer

Hey there, >Little Girl wrote: jos...@main.nc.us wrote: >> I hadn't even thought about

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a shift spammer

Hey there, >Little Girl wrote: jos...@main.nc.us wrote: >> I hadn't even thought about

12/13/22

KryptonianLexLuthor, jos...@main.nc.us3

12/9/22

Any way to make application specific scripts?

That's the main and most direct approach. It's most probably what you want. The rest of this

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Any way to make application specific scripts?

That's the main and most direct approach. It's most probably what you want. The rest of this

12/9/22

Perrin Aybara, … Kreezxil12

11/17/22

Use autokey to play audio for set periods of time

Since this thread has been hijacked and is now COMPLETELY off the original topic, can I ask ADMIN TO

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Use autokey to play audio for set periods of time

Since this thread has been hijacked and is now COMPLETELY off the original topic, can I ask ADMIN TO

11/17/22

Shmu26, … jos...@main.nc.us16

11/14/22

Glad you have a solution. Some notes on how things work: The thing that everyone is dancing around,

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Glad you have a solution. Some notes on how things work: The thing that everyone is dancing around,

11/14/22

Ineuw, … Shmu2619

11/11/22

Using Autokey to send the Ubuntu Compose and characters to generate an mdash

"Or just create a phrase and enter an m-dash (–—) there." This didn't work for me

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Using Autokey to send the Ubuntu Compose and characters to generate an mdash

"Or just create a phrase and enter an m-dash (–—) there." This didn't work for me

11/11/22

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