True permanent key swapping

[p1r]

Hi.
I have been using AHK quite a lot, however I have still not managed to completely swap two keys that I have wanted to for years. So now I am asking instead!
What I am looking for is this:

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LAlt::CTRL

and although LAlt works like CTRL, it will not work when specifying further commands building on that swap:

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^k::SendInput {UP}
^j::SendInput {LEFT}

By pressing ALT+k will now work like CTRL+k, but if it is pressed again (while holding down LALT), it will simply just print "k". I need it to keep going UP when holding LALT and pressing k. (and LALT has to be swapped to CTRL)
Is this possible?
Also there will be more commands like so:

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LAlt::RCTRL

^k::SendInput,{UP}
^j::SendInput,{LEFT}

^!k::SendInput,{Ctrl down}{UP}
^!j::SendInput,{Ctrl down}{LEFT}

Thanks in advance

[p1r]

If this is not possible, it would be nice to know. I have tried InputLevel and heard about threads having a hard time in windows etc. Maybe these things can be the reason that this is not possible?

[lexikos]

^!k::SendInput,{Ctrl down}{UP}

This will leave Ctrl stuck down. I would suggest using ^!k::SendInput, ^{UP} instead.

Otherwise, your script works just fine for me. I believe v1.1.27.00 fixed the issue you described.

For more permanent and reliable swapping of keys, refer to the "registry remapping" method mentioned in the documentation.