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I would like to use Caps Lock, the key I never use, as a modifier key.

This however seems impossible to do. The key does not like working with other keys. Is there a way to make it work?

The reason is I ordered myself a mechanical keyboard without media keys. I'd really like to use the Caps Lock key as a modifier key to get back mediacontrols or run custom scripts in programs and games. I got it working in AutoHotkey, but that gives me bugs when using my IDE, since I use an IDE daily I'd really like to get it working with AutoIt.

Opt("SendCapslockMode", 0)
HotKeySet("{CAPSLOCK}1", "VolUp")
HotKeySet("{CAPSLOCK}2", "VolDown")

While 1
    Sleep(100)
WEnd

Func VolUp()
    Send("{VOLUME_UP}")
EndFunc

Func VolDown()
    Send("{VOLUME_DOWN}")
EndFunc
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Dinovic,

Welcome to the AutoIt forum. ;)

You could try using _IsPressed within the HotKey function like this: :D

#include <Misc.au3>

Opt("SendCapslockMode", 0)
HotKeySet("1", "VolUp")
HotKeySet("2", "VolDown")

While 1
    Sleep(100)
WEnd

Func VolUp()
    If _IsPressed("14") Then
        ConsoleWrite("{VOLUME_UP}" & @CRLF)
    Else
        HotKeySet("1")
        Send("1")
        HotKeySet("1", "VolUp")
    EndIf
EndFunc

Func VolDown()
    If _IsPressed("14") Then
        ConsoleWrite("{VOLUME_DOWN}" & @CRLF)
    Else
        HotKeySet("2")
        Send("2")
        HotKeySet("2", "VolDown")
    EndIf
EndFunc

Any use? ;)

M23

Edit: Fixed the silly typo mentioned below - cut-and-paste is very handy but can catch you out! :)

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Dinovic,

Welcome to the AutoIt forum. :)

You could try using _IsPressed within the HotKey function like this: ;)

#include <Misc.au3>

Opt("SendCapslockMode", 0)
HotKeySet("1", "VolUp")
HotKeySet("2", "VolDown")

While 1
    Sleep(100)
WEnd

Func VolUp()
    If _IsPressed("14") Then
        ConsoleWrite("{VOLUME_UP}" & @CRLF)
    Else
        HotKeySet("1")
        Send("1")
        HotKeySet("1", "VolUp")
    EndIf
EndFunc

Func VolDown()
    If _IsPressed("14") Then
        ConsoleWrite("{VOLUME_DOWN}" & @CRLF)
    Else
        HotKeySet("1")
        Send("2")
        HotKeySet("1", "VolDown")
    EndIf
EndFunc

Any use? ;)

M23

Thanks! What a nice and fast response. It works very nicely. Fixed a small typo in the VolDown function and replaced ConsoleWrite with Send and it works nicely.

Is there any way to disable the Caps Lock key completely so it doesn't turn on ever?

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Or in a compacted format:

#include <Misc.au3>
Opt("SendCapslockMode", 0)
HotKeySet("1", "_Volume")
HotKeySet("2", "_Volume")
While Sleep(10000)
WEnd
Func _Volume()
    If _IsPressed("14") Then Return Send("{VOLUME_" & _Iif(@HotKeyPressed - 1, "UP", "Down") & "}")
    HotKeySet(@HotKeyPressed)
    Send(@HotKeyPressed)
    HotKeySet(@HotKeyPressed, "_Volume")
EndFunc   ;==>_Volume

App: Au3toCmd              UDF: _SingleScript()                             

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Even smaller :)

#include <Misc.au3>
$t = Opt("SendCapslockMode", 0) & HotKeySet("1", "_V") & HotKeySet("2", "_V")
While Sleep(10000)
WEnd
Func _V()
    If _IsPressed("14") Then Return Send("{VOLUME_" & _Iif(@HotKeyPressed - 1, "UP", "Down") & "}")
    Return HotKeySet(@HotKeyPressed) & Send(@HotKeyPressed) & HotKeySet(@HotKeyPressed, "_V")
EndFunc   ;==>_V

App: Au3toCmd              UDF: _SingleScript()                             

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Thanks all, but is there a way to disable the the Caps Lock key completely or reverting it back to normal after holding the keys?

{CAPSLOCK UP} doesn't seem to work. I'd really like to revert it back to off after it fired the up event.

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Fixed the CAPSLOCK problem

#include <Misc.au3>
$t = Opt("SendCapslockMode", 0) & HotKeySet("1", "_V") & HotKeySet("2", "_V")
While Sleep(10000)
WEnd
Func _V()
    If _IsPressed("14") Then Return Send("{VOLUME_" & _Iif(@HotKeyPressed - 1, "UP", "Down") & "}{CAPSLOCK UP}{CAPSLOCK DOWN}")
    Return HotKeySet(@HotKeyPressed) & Send(@HotKeyPressed) & HotKeySet(@HotKeyPressed, "_V")
EndFunc   ;==>_V

App: Au3toCmd              UDF: _SingleScript()                             

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Fixed the CAPSLOCK problem

#include <Misc.au3>
$t = Opt("SendCapslockMode", 0) & HotKeySet("1", "_V") & HotKeySet("2", "_V")
While Sleep(10000)
WEnd
Func _V()
    If _IsPressed("14") Then Return Send("{VOLUME_" & _Iif(@HotKeyPressed - 1, "UP", "Down") & "}{CAPSLOCK UP}{CAPSLOCK DOWN}")
    Return HotKeySet(@HotKeyPressed) & Send(@HotKeyPressed) & HotKeySet(@HotKeyPressed, "_V")
EndFunc   ;==>_V

Thanks but it only works correctly when tapping the capslock key and the other key shortly, not when holding it. When you hold the keys it repeatedly blinks on and off and either stops with Caps Lock on or off when you're lucky.

Is there no real way to disable the Caps Lock key in front like AutoHotkey's "SetCapsLockState, alwaysoff"?

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OK, fixed the LED problem.

#include <Misc.au3>
$t = Opt("SendCapslockMode", 0) & HotKeySet("1", "_V") & HotKeySet("2", "_V")
While Sleep(100000)
WEnd
Func _V()
    If _IsPressed("14") Then Return Send("{VOLUME_" & _Iif(@HotKeyPressed - 1, "UP", "Down") & _Iif(_KeyboardState()>3,"}{CAPSLOCK UP}{CAPSLOCK DOWN","")&"}")
    Return HotKeySet(@HotKeyPressed) & Send(@HotKeyPressed) & HotKeySet(@HotKeyPressed, "_V")
EndFunc   ;==>_V
Func _KeyboardState()
    $kp = DllStructCreate("ushort ;ushort L;")
    $Kernel32 = DllOpen("Kernel32.dll")
    DllCall("Kernel32.dll", "int", "DefineDosDeviceW", "dword", 1, "wstr", "Keybd", "wstr", "\Device\KeyboardClass0")
    $kb = DllCall("Kernel32.dll", "hwnd", "CreateFile", "str", "\\.\Keybd", "dword", 0x40000000, "dword", 0, "dword", 0, "dword", 3, "dword", 0, "dword", 0)
    $kb = $kb[0]
    DllCall($Kernel32, "int", "DeviceIoControl", "hwnd", $kb, "dword", 720960, "ptr", 0, "dword", 0, "ptr", DllStructGetPtr($kp), "dword", DllStructGetSize($kp), "dword*", 0, "ptr", 0)
    DllCall("Kernel32.dll", "int", "DefineDosDeviceW", "dword", 2, "wstr", "Keybd", "wstr", "")
    DllCall("Kernel32.dll", "int", "CloseHandle", "hwnd", $kb)
    DllClose($Kernel32)
    Return DllStructGetData($kp, "L")
    ; SCROLL = 1   NUM = 2   CAPS = 4
EndFunc   ;==>_KeyboardState

App: Au3toCmd              UDF: _SingleScript()                             

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OK, fixed the LED problem.

#include <Misc.au3>
$t = Opt("SendCapslockMode", 0) & HotKeySet("1", "_V") & HotKeySet("2", "_V")
While Sleep(100000)
WEnd
Func _V()
    If _IsPressed("14") Then Return Send("{VOLUME_" & _Iif(@HotKeyPressed - 1, "UP", "Down") & _Iif(_KeyboardState()>3,"}{CAPSLOCK UP}{CAPSLOCK DOWN","")&"}")
    Return HotKeySet(@HotKeyPressed) & Send(@HotKeyPressed) & HotKeySet(@HotKeyPressed, "_V")
EndFunc   ;==>_V
Func _KeyboardState()
    $kp = DllStructCreate("ushort ;ushort L;")
    $Kernel32 = DllOpen("Kernel32.dll")
    DllCall("Kernel32.dll", "int", "DefineDosDeviceW", "dword", 1, "wstr", "Keybd", "wstr", "\Device\KeyboardClass0")
    $kb = DllCall("Kernel32.dll", "hwnd", "CreateFile", "str", "\\.\Keybd", "dword", 0x40000000, "dword", 0, "dword", 0, "dword", 3, "dword", 0, "dword", 0)
    $kb = $kb[0]
    DllCall($Kernel32, "int", "DeviceIoControl", "hwnd", $kb, "dword", 720960, "ptr", 0, "dword", 0, "ptr", DllStructGetPtr($kp), "dword", DllStructGetSize($kp), "dword*", 0, "ptr", 0)
    DllCall("Kernel32.dll", "int", "DefineDosDeviceW", "dword", 2, "wstr", "Keybd", "wstr", "")
    DllCall("Kernel32.dll", "int", "CloseHandle", "hwnd", $kb)
    DllClose($Kernel32)
    Return DllStructGetData($kp, "L")
    ; SCROLL = 1   NUM = 2   CAPS = 4
EndFunc   ;==>_KeyboardState

Thanks, but it didn't work, but I worked around it by using a tool called KeyTweak. It allows you to remap your keyboard keys real easily. So I replaced the Caps Lock with a key not found on my keyboard(without a numpad). Didn't keep the script short like you since I won't use the key just for volume, but also more advanced scripts.

#include <Misc.au3>
HotKeySet("{NUMPADMULT}", "HoldModifier")

While 1
    Sleep(100)
WEnd

Func HoldModifier()
    If _IsPressed("6A") Then
        HotKeySet("1", "VolUp")
        HotKeySet("2", "VolDown")       
        HotKeySet("3", "VolMute")
        while _IsPressed("6A")
            sleep(0)
        WEnd
        HotKeySet("1")
        HotKeySet("2")      
        HotKeySet("3")
    EndIf   
EndFunc

Func VolUp()
    Send("{VOLUME_UP}")
EndFunc

Func VolDown()
    Send("{VOLUME_DOWN}")
EndFunc

Func VolMute()
    Send("{VOLUME_MUTE}")
EndFunc
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