Autohotkey: How to get a command to act as a key?

Question

Due to two keys being broken I want to be able to make the 'I' and 'O' to be mapped to a command, so for example mapping 'O' to ALT+P or something.

Thanks (noob at autohotkey)

Answer 1

Remapping in AutoHotKey or AutoIt follows the syntax

a::b

where a is the key or key combination to press (action) and b is the key that is send to your application (reaction)

There are 4 modifier keys which can be combined with a base key. You cannot combine two base keys at once in an easy way (However, it is possible). If you want to combine a key with a modifier, you simple put its symbol in front of it

• # stands for WIN
• ! stands for ALT
• ^ stands for CTRL
• + stands for SHIFT
• * stands for any of the four modifiers

To remap ALP+P to O you would use

!p::o

Tips

• If you don't want to block the native key function of ALP+P you put a ~ sign in front like ~!p::o

• Function keys and special keys like F1 or arrow keys are accessed with curly brackets: {F1}

• If you want to disable a certain a key, then you map it to return like a::return

• Beside the normal mapping you can also use Send like a::Send {LAlt}

Further Reading

• http://www.autohotkey.com/docs/misc/Remap.htm
• http://www.autohotkey.com/docs/Hotkeys.htm
• http://www.autohotkey.com/docs/commands/Send.htm