How to map right Alt to Context-Menu key

When you Launch Autohotkey, it will asks you the following:

To help you get started, would you like to create a sample script in the My Documents folder?

Press YES to create and display the sample script.

This will create a AutoHotkey.ahk file in your Documents Folder. Open AutoHotkey.ahk with notepad and add the following to the end of the file.

RAlt::Appskey

Now run the script by opening the AutoHotkey.ahk file with the Autohotkey application you installed before.

Now when you press the right Alt key you will see the ContextMenu.

Ishan

Posted 2014-02-03T06:20:37.220

Reputation: 2 752

Sorry it has taken almost 2 years to test this solution but I am happy to announce it works as required. In fact the Rbutton is closer to the desired behaviour. – Robino – 2015-09-21T19:59:39.510

No it's not. Appskey is what I wanted. Doh! – Robino – 2015-09-23T15:05:46.617

1@Ishan Adding a shortcut to the script to the "startup" folder ensures this is run on login and remains a permanent feature. No more "Shift+F10" for me! – Robino – 2015-09-23T15:09:39.743

It's a great solution, but you shouldn't remap it to the Rbutton itself. Use AppsKey instead, it was created exactly for the context menu thing. (source)

– Igor Hatarist – 2014-02-03T07:55:20.390

@IOXenus, what do you mean I should use AppsKey? What is AppsKey? – Robino – 2014-02-03T20:08:11.610

@Robino, AppsKey - this is the key that invokes the right-click context menu. – Ishan – 2014-02-03T21:34:17.027

@Robino, I have updated the answer so that the right alt keys is mapped to the Appskey that IOXenus is talking about. – Ishan – 2014-02-03T21:45:17.830

How to map right Alt to Context-Menu key

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