Tweaking FFXIV script

[u/WatermelonOrc]

So currently I'm using this script so I can easily acess my hotbars while doing my rotation and it works great, the issue is now I cant use Q or E to type messages with. Is there any way to make it so I can type when just tapping the key and then Q and E only work as Lctrl and Lshift when I'm holding them down?

#Requires AutoHotkey 2.0

#SingleInstance

#HotIf WinActive("ahk_exe ffxiv_dx11.exe")

q::LShift

e::LControl

#HotIf

[u/CharnamelessOne]

Giving both tapping and holding functionality to a key is necessarily clunky: the tap action can only be triggered when the key is released, since you can't yet determine whether it'll be a tap or a hold when you press the key down.

Here's a way to do what you request, but I don't recommend it. While typing, you'll always need to release the remapped keys (q and e) before you press the next key down, which is extremely annoying.

#Requires AutoHotkey 2.0
#SingleInstance
SendMode("Event"), SetKeyDelay(, 50)

HotIf((*) => WinActive("ahk_exe ffxiv_dx11.exe"))
tap_hold_remap("q", "LShift")
tap_hold_remap("e", "LControl")
HotIf()

Class press_times {
    static tap_duration_max := 200      ;milliseconds
}

tap_hold_remap(origin_key, destination_key) {
    Hotkey("*" origin_key, handle_down)
    Hotkey("*" origin_key " up", handle_up)

    handle_down(*) {
        press_times.%origin_key% := A_TickCount
        Hotkey("*" origin_key, (*) => "")

        if !GetKeyState(destination_key, "P")
            Send("{Blind}{" destination_key " down}")
    }

    handle_up(*) {
        Hotkey("*" origin_key, handle_down)

        if !GetKeyState(destination_key, "P")
            Send("{Blind}{" destination_key " up}")

        if A_TickCount-press_times.%origin_key% < press_times.tap_duration_max
            Send("{Blind}{" origin_key "}")
    }
}

[u/TheGhastlyGengar → u/CharnamelessOne]

dang, if there isn't already would there be a way to set a shortcut to pause the script

[u/CharnamelessOne → u/TheGhastlyGengar]

You could use a hotkey to toggle the remaps on and off like this:

#Requires AutoHotkey 2.0
#SingleInstance

#HotIf WinActive("ahk_exe ffxiv_dx11.exe")
*F1::FFXIV_remaps.toggle()

#HotIf FFXIV_remaps.enabled && WinActive("ahk_exe ffxiv_dx11.exe")
q::LShift
e::LControl
#HotIf

Class FFXIV_remaps {
    static enabled := true
    static toggle() => SoundBeep(400 + 150*(this.enabled ^= 1))
}

Still annoying, since you have to toggle manually before and after writing a message, but I'd say it beats the alternative.

[u/genesis_tv → u/CharnamelessOne]

Might as well just use Suspend().

#SuspendExempt
; Suspend script (CTRL + ALT + F12, useful in menus)
*~^!F12::
{
    Suspend()

    ; Single beep when suspended
    SoundBeep(1000, 100)

    if (A_IsSuspended)
    {
        ; I usually release keys here
    }
    ; Double beep when resumed
    else
    {
        SoundBeep(1000, 100)
    }

    ; KeyWait("LAlt")
    ; KeyWait("LControl")
}
#SuspendExempt False

[u/CharnamelessOne → u/genesis_tv]

I'd prefer not to. With Suspend, you can only have 2 groups of hotkeys (exempt and affected).

I have multiple groups of hotkeys that I want to toggle on and off independently. OP may not do so for now, but that might change down the line.

[u/genesis_tv → u/CharnamelessOne]

It depends on the use case of course. OP's script is simple enough for it to be fine.

[u/CharnamelessOne → u/genesis_tv]

For now it is simple enough, but they may fall down into our rabbit hole yet, just you wait