Mute the mic while typing, and unmute when not Topic is solved

[CaptainProton]

Hi!

I have a very loud mechanical keyboard, and I often make notes while having Skype calls. So I figured it would be great to have a script that mutes the microphone when the keys are being pressed, and unmutes it after a certain threshold (say, 3 seconds of key inactivity).

I managed to get this working:

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	Input, SingleKey, L1, {LControl}{RControl}{LAlt}{RAlt}{LShift}{RShift}{LWin}{RWin}{AppsKey}{F1}{F2}{F3}{F4}{F5}{F6}{F7}{F8}{F9}{F10}{F11}{F12}{Left}{Right}{Up}{Down}{Home}{End}{PgUp}{PgDn}{Del}{Ins}{BS}{Capslock}{Numlock}{PrintScreen}{Pause}
	soundSet,1, , mute, 12

And that's where I'm a little stuck. I had some ideas with looping and persistent, but I haven't managed to make it work. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[BoBo]

Check out SetTimer (and its sample code at the bottom of [that] page) ...

[CaptainProton]

I did it, and without SetTimer Short and sweet:

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#SingleInstance force

Loop
{
	Input, SingleKey, T0.5 L1 V, {LControl}{RControl}{LAlt}{RAlt}{LShift}{RShift}{LWin}{RWin}{AppsKey}{F1}{F2}{F3}{F4}{F5}{F6}{F7}{F8}{F9}{F10}{F11}{F12}{Left}{Right}{Up}{Down}{Home}{End}{PgUp}{PgDn}{Del}{Ins}{BS}{Capslock}{Numlock}{PrintScreen}{Pause}
	SoundSet, % (ErrorLevel == "Timeout") ? "0" : "1", , mute, 12
}

[CaptainProton]

Actually, BoBo is right. SetTimer is much better for what I'm doing, so that's what I'll use.

Thanks BoBo!

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SetTimer, KeypressMicMute

KeypressMicMute:
	Input, SingleKey, T0.5 L1 V, {LControl}{RControl}{LAlt}{RAlt}{LShift}{RShift}{LWin}{RWin}{AppsKey}{F1}{F2}{F3}{F4}{F5}{F6}{F7}{F8}{F9}{F10}{F11}{F12}{Left}{Right}{Up}{Down}{Home}{End}{PgUp}{PgDn}{Del}{Ins}{BS}{Capslock}{Numlock}{PrintScreen}{Pause}
	SoundSet, % (ErrorLevel == "Timeout") ? "0" : "1", , mute, 12
	return

[jeeswg]

This might also be of interest:

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Loop
{
	ToolTip % A_TimeIdle " " A_TimeIdlePhysical
	Sleep 100
}
return

[CaptainProton]

This might also be of interest:

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Loop
{
	ToolTip % A_TimeIdle " " A_TimeIdlePhysical
	Sleep 100
}
return

Thanks, but could you please explain how it can be used here? I don't get it.

[jeeswg]

I tested it and it works quite nicely, however, unfortunately it is affected by the mouse as well, not just the keyboard.

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;speakers on if no keyboard/mouse input for 3 seconds or more
Loop
{
	if (A_TimeIdle > 3000) && vIsMute
		SoundSet, % vIsMute := 0,, Mute
	if (A_TimeIdle < 3000) && !vIsMute
		SoundSet, % vIsMute := 1,, Mute
	Sleep 100
	ToolTip, % A_TimeIdle " " A_TimeIdlePhysical
}