HotStrings: Not any backspacing that you do is considered

[Rohwedder]

https://autohotkey.com/docs/Hotstrings.htm
"Any backspacing you do is taken into account for the purpose of detecting hotstrings. However, the use of arrow keys, PageUp, PageDown, Home, and End to navigate within an editor will cause the hotstring recognition process to reset. In other words, it will begin waiting for an entirely new hotstring"

But, if you press Ctrl+Backspace this is not taken into account!
https://autohotkey.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=32394

[lexikos]

Backspacing != Ctrl+Backspace. This is not a bug.

Backspace has standard behaviour virtually everywhere. Ctrl+Backspace does not. It does not erase word in a standard Windows Edit control, for example. Even programs which support Ctrl+Backspace do not handle it consistently - they have different ideas of where words start/end, or whether to delete adjoining whitespace/punctuation.

[Rohwedder]

But it should at least be considered! How about this: The use of control as modifikator will simple cause the hotstring recognition process to reset. If you are using this modifier, you do not want to continue to enter a hotstring.

[nnnik]

Rohwedder same goes for Ctrl+Enter.

[20170201225639]

you could send {click up} to manually reset the buffer. see here:
https://autohotkey.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=11017

[Rohwedder]

Hallo,
good to know! I added this to my scripts:

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~^BS:: ;HotString Delete and Reset
	SendLevel 1
	Send,{Click up}
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