This is just some fun with Insert Key. Insert alone as a 4 key toggle. Insert & <key> as a 4 key toggle. (Just used ' a ' as an example) Control and Insert Key as a simple toggle. Alt and Insert Key with a toggle that is wrapped in an #If statement. GUI associated with Alt and Insert Key to show a visual of On and Off. This completely disables t…

InsertKeyFun.ahk

#NoEnv
; #Warn
SendMode Input
SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir%
#SingleInstance, force
#Persistent
SetBatchLines, -1
#MaxThreadsPerHotkey 2
#InstallKeybdHook
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;        Insert Key Fun           ;
;  BY JRW254/SabeDth on Reddit    ;
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;This is just some fun with Insert Key. Insert alone as a 4 key toggle. Insert & <key> as a 4 key toggle. (Just used ' a ' as an example)
;Control and Insert Key as a simple toggle. Alt and Insert Key with a toggle that is wrapped in an #If statement.
;GUI associated with Alt and Insert Key to show a visual of On and Off.
;This completely disables the use of Insert. However, if you wish to retain it, you could just set it as the first switch. i.e Replace F5.

;I created this as an example doc. I saw some folks online seeming to not understand how to use their Insert Key in different ways. 
;So this is just here for anyone who may need it as a guide. Hope it helps folks better understand some AHK things. 

CustomColor = FFF666 ; This is for the transparency on the GUI

Gui AIN: new, +LastFound +AlwaysOnTop -Caption +ToolWindow
        Gui, Color, Red
        Gui, Font, s9, Arial Bold
        Gui, Add, Text,, A Visual For Your Alt Insert Key 
        WinSet, Transcolor, %CustomColor% 100




Insert:: ; Creates a 1-4 key press toggle with just the Insert Key.
	if (this_that > 0)
		{
			this_that += 1
			return
		}
	this_that := 1
		SetTimer, InsertKey, -600 ; You can find this lable at the bottom of the script. Don't channge the -600 lower or you may encounter issues with presses.
		return

Insert & a:: ; Creates a 1-4 key press toggle while holding the Insert Key and pressing the A Key between one and four times. 
	if (this_that > 0)
		{
			this_that += 1
			return
		}
	this_that := 1
		SetTimer, AltInsertKey, -600 ; You can find this lable at the bottom of the script. Don't channge the -600 lower or you may encounter issues with presses.
		return

^Insert:: ; Creates a simple toggle for Control and Insert Key. 
	cin := !cin ; This is the toggle on/off switch 
		if (cin) { ; This means the toggle is on. 
			MsgBox Control and Insert Toggled ON
		}else{ ; !cin means the toggle would be off.
			MsgBox Control and Insert Toggled OFF
		}
	return
	
	
!Insert:: ; Creates a toggle wrapped in an #IF statement using the Alt and Insert Keys. 
	ain := !ain ; This is the toggle on/off switch 
		if (ain) {
			Gui, AIN: show, x0 y0, NoActivate ; GUI will appear in the top left corner of the screen. 
		}else{
			GUI, AIN: hide
		}
		return
			#IF (ain) ; This means the toggle is on. Anything pressed while on will work.
				1:: MsgBox Pressed 1 Key while !Insert is engaged
				2:: MsgBox Pressed 2 Key while !Insert is engaged
				3:: MsgBox Pressed 3 Key while !Insert is engaged
			#IF	; !ain means the toggle would be off. Anything above will no longer be passed. 





InsertKey: ; Press the Insert Key between 1-4 times.
	if (this_that = 1) ; Reload/F5
		{
			SendInput, {F5}
		}
	else if (This_that = 2) ; pressed twice
		{
			MsgBox You pressed Insert Twice
		}
	else if (this_that = 3) ; pressed 3 times
		{
			MsgBox You pressed Insert 3 times
		}
	else if (This_That = 4)
		{
; Create a toggle within the fourth switch 
			tog := !tog
				if (tog) {
					MsgBox This is the first tog(toggle) i.e ON
				}else{
					MsgBox This is the second !tog(toggle) i.e OFF
			this_that := 0 ;return to zero/zero out
		} ; tog := !tog end
		} ; This_That = 4 end
	this_that := 0 ;return to zero/zero out

AltInsertKey: ; Hold down Insert and toggle the ' a ' key up to 4 times. 
if (this_that = 1) ; pressd once
	{
		MsgBox You tapped 'a' Once
	}
else if (This_that = 2) ; pressed twice
	{
		MsgBox You tapped 'a' Twice
	}
else if (this_that = 3) ; pressed 3 times
	{
		MsgBox You tapped 'a' Three times
	}
else if (This_That = 4) ; pressed 4 times
	{
		MsgBox You tapped 'a' Four times
	}
this_that := 0 ; return to zero/zero out