pause controlsend loop when using keyboard

[gmion11]

I have the following loop that sends F9 to an inactive window:

Code: Select all

loop
{
Sleep 1000
ControlSend,,{F9},inactivewindow
}

the problem is, this interferes with my keystrokes in the active window.

for example, if the above script is running and I open up a notepad and press SHIFT+A . a lot of time I get a lowercase A instead because the my SHIFT keystroke didnt register. the same with CTRL+S to save my notepad, it often sends an S to the notepad instead of CTRL+S to save the file.

is there a way to pause the script for 10 seconds while i am using the keyboard?

i would like to stay away from having to press a key to toggle on/off the script

[aztec3]

So, you would want it to wait for a keypress (other than F9) and then pause for the 10 seconds, correct?

[gmion11]

Correct.

[gmion11]

for anybody interested in the answer:

Code: Select all

Loop,
{
	if A_TimeIdlePhysical < 1000
	{
		Sleep, 7000
	}
	if A_TimeIdlePhysical > 1000
	{
		ControlSend, , {f9}, myWindowName
		Sleep, 1000
	}
}

[divanebaba]

... this interferes with my keystrokes in the active window. ...

It should be not possible, that your code above interferes with another windows.
Maybe you're running more ahk-code as you have showed. Are you using Ctrl or Shift as modifier for any hotkey or label together with keywait?
Code using keywait could cause your described problems.

[gmion11]

... this interferes with my keystrokes in the active window. ...

It should be not possible, that your code above interferes with another windows.
Maybe you're running more ahk-code as you have showed. Are you using Ctrl or Shift as modifier for any hotkey or label together with keywait?
Code using keywait could cause your described problems.

Yes, I have other AHK scripts where I have hotkeys that use CTRL or ALT or SHIFT to complete small tasks such as move a window.

an example script would be :

Code: Select all

!o:: 
WinMove, Google Chrome,,1961,446,1299,608

Perhaps that's what was interfering with the F9 script?

[divanebaba]

...
Perhaps that's what was interfering with the F9 script?

I don't know.
Even possible, that you have defined F9 as a hotkey in another running AHK-script.
I have learned, that using KeyWait or similar action for modifier keys or the hotkey itself sometimes causes strange behaviour.

Try to test your script without running any another AHK-script. I think, if the problem is not in the code that you have not showed, your modifier key problems should be past.