tap for one key hold for a second key

[Evil-e]

I asked this question some time ago and thought I had it all solved. Seemed to work fine, but turns out, this
was ONLY due to the actions I had assigned in that particular game and does not work as intended

Currently playing Dead Space 1 and the "G" key is for actions (picking up stuff, opening doors and the like)
Fairly often, there is a log file that can be picked up and is automatically displayed on screen. To exit this
log file, the "ESC" key is necessary. Well, I would like to make tap for "G" and hold for "ESC"

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$g::
KeyWait, g, T2
if (ErrorLevel = 1)
Send, {esc}
else
Send, {esc}
KeyWait, g
return
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The above is one of several attempts from the following thread in an attempt to make user timeflies code work for me to no avail.

https://autohotkey.com/boards/viewtopic ... ions#p9794

The code above is obviously flawed, but tried quite a few attempts and this is just the last one.

Any and all input is appreciated

[Rohwedder]

Hallo,
try:

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$g::TimeG:= A_PriorHotkey = "$g" ? TimeG : A_TickCount + 300 ;tap < 300ms
$g Up::Send,% A_TickCount < TimeG ? "g" : "{Esc}" ;sends either "g" or "{Esc}"

If you want to send either "g" or "{Esc}g", just change it.

[Evil-e]

Danke, aber es geht nicht

Hope I said that right, as my Google> Deutsch is a bit rusty

Turns out, there are segments of game when I must use the "G" key in rapid succession. I temporarily added
a second command under this key and those times when rapid succession was required..... it did not work.
My current solution is as follows:
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;key MButton to pick up the log-file and plays after a necessary 1 second delay
;key MButton a second time to exit log-file and gameplay returns to normal

MButton::
{
Send {g down}<-----------------------------;picks up log-file
Sleep, 100
Send {g up}
Sleep, 1000
send {n down}<-----------------------------;plays the log-file
Sleep, 100
send {n up}
sleep, 100
}
return
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
This requires a second key, but since the MButton was not programmed for anything anyway, it is the next best thing

A solution would still be great, as I am sure to have a use for it in the future

Thanks,

[evilC]

See here for a robust implementation : https://autohotkey.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=45116