Qfyilyi

CODE

currentstring := ""

q::

    ExitApp

return

w::

    MsgBox,,,Hello`, World!,3

return

e::

    MsgBox,,,Hello World,3

return

r::

    InputBox, currentstring

    *::

    return

return

t::

    MsgBox,,,%currentstring%,3

return

But when I am in the InputBox and I press q,w,e,r, or t, it executes the code before the return, even though I already override the hotkeys by *::.

Is there any fix to this?

*:: is not a "catch all" hotkey, it just fires when it detects an asterisk (normally Shift+8).

To achieve your desired effect, you should activate the hotkeys based on the active window.

Working Example

If the active window is an InputBox (ahk_class #32270), disable the hotkeys, but don't block their native function (the ~ prefix). If not the InputBox, bind the hotkeys as desired.

#SingleInstance force

currentstring := ""

return ; end auto-execute section



#IfWinActive, ahk_class #32770 ; If an InputBox window, restore default key function

~q::

~w::

~e::

~r::

~t::

  return



#IfWinActive ; If anything else

q::

    ExitApp

return

w::

    MsgBox,,,Hello`, World!,3

return

e::

    MsgBox,,,Hello World,3

return

r::

    InputBox, currentstring

return

t::

    MsgBox,,,%currentstring%,3

return

Notes:

• It is considered best practice to only bind the hotkeys you need, not to everything.


• To determine a Window's properties (class, id, etc.), you can use the Active Window Info or Window Spy tool bundled with AutoHotKey. It can also be launched from the system tray icon of a running script if Menu, Tray, NoStandard has not been used.