How to treat a single button as a combination of buttons? Topic is solved

[Rauvagol]

Not sure if the title is the best way to phrase it, but basically, while the active window is "WARFRAME" I want to make XButton1(pressed) hold down the ctrl and "e" keys, and when it is released, to release those keys. (so I can control how long the buttons are pressed)

I currently have

#IfWinActive WARFRAME
XButton1::
Send, {LControl Down}{e}{LControl Up}
Return

but I would like it to work more like (warning:pseudocode inbound)

#IfWinActive WARFRAME
XButton1(down)::
Send, {hold LControl Down}{hold e down}
XButton1(up)::
Send, {e up}{LControl Up}
Return

[malone]

The notes on how keys are remapped cover everything you want, I think. Just copy that but send 2 keys instead of 1

https://autohotkey.com/docs/misc/Remap.htm#Remarks

[DyaTactic]

That pseudo code is verry nice. Gives a clear idea of what you want.
This is the conversion to real code:

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#IfWinActive WARFRAME
XButton1::
	Send, {LControl Down}{e down}
	Return
XButton1 up::
	Send, {e up}{LControl Up}
	Return
	
#IfWinActive

Let me know how it works.

[Rauvagol]

well that's straightforward enough, thanks

edit: doesnt seem to be working, it looks like the {e} command is releasing the control key being held down

second edit: it totally works, I was wrong