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Autohotkey Capslock Remapping Script. Makes Capslock function as a modifier key to get cursor keys etc. on the left side of the keyboard, so you never have to move your hand to the right.
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; Autohotkey Capslock Remapping Script | |
; Danik | |
; More info at http://danikgames.com/blog/?p=714 | |
; danikgames.com | |
; | |
; Functionality: | |
; - Deactivates capslock for normal (accidental) use. | |
; - Hold Capslock and drag anywhere in a window to move it (not just the title bar). | |
; - Access the following functions when pressing Capslock: | |
; Cursor keys - J, K, L, I | |
; Enter - Space | |
; Home, PgDn, PgUp, End - U, O, Y, H | |
; Backspace and Del - N, M | |
; | |
; Insert - B | |
; Select all - A | |
; Cut, copy, paste - S, D, F | |
; Close tab, window - W, E | |
; Esc - R | |
; Next, previous tab - Tab, Q | |
; Undo, redo - , and . | |
; - Numpad at the right hand resting position when holding Ctrl+Shift+Alt (using keys m,.jkluio and spacebar) | |
; | |
; To use capslock as you normally would, you can press WinKey + Capslock | |
; This script is mostly assembled from modified versions of the following awesome scripts: | |
; | |
; # Home Row Computing by Gustavo Duarte: http://duartes.org/gustavo/blog/post/home-row-computing for | |
; Changes: | |
; - Does not need register remapping of AppsKey using SharpKeys. | |
; - Uses normal cursor key layout | |
; - Added more hotkeys for insert, undo, redo etc. | |
; | |
; # Get the Linux Alt+Window Drag Functionality in Windows: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/get-the-linux-altwindow-drag-functionality-in-windows/ | |
; Changes: The only change was using Capslock instead of Alt. This | |
; also removes problems in certain applications. | |
#Persistent | |
SetCapsLockState, AlwaysOff | |
; Capslock + jkli (left, down, up, right) | |
Capslock & j::Send {Blind}{Left DownTemp} | |
Capslock & j up::Send {Blind}{Left Up} | |
Capslock & k::Send {Blind}{Down DownTemp} | |
Capslock & k up::Send {Blind}{Down Up} | |
Capslock & i::Send {Blind}{Up DownTemp} | |
Capslock & i up::Send {Blind}{Up Up} | |
Capslock & l::Send {Blind}{Right DownTemp} | |
Capslock & l up::Send {Blind}{Right Up} | |
; Capslock + uohy (pgdown, pgup, home, end) | |
Capslock & u::SendInput {Blind}{Home Down} | |
Capslock & u up::SendInput {Blind}{Home Up} | |
Capslock & o::SendInput {Blind}{End Down} | |
Capslock & o up::SendInput {Blind}{End Up} | |
Capslock & y::SendInput {Blind}{PgUp Down} | |
Capslock & y up::SendInput {Blind}{PgUp Up} | |
Capslock & h::SendInput {Blind}{PgDn Down} | |
Capslock & h up::SendInput {Blind}{PgDn Up} | |
; Capslock + asdf (select all, cut-copy-paste) | |
Capslock & a::SendInput {Ctrl Down}{a Down} | |
Capslock & a up::SendInput {Ctrl Up}{a Up} | |
Capslock & s::SendInput {Ctrl Down}{x Down} | |
Capslock & s up::SendInput {Ctrl Up}{x Up} | |
Capslock & d::SendInput {Ctrl Down}{c Down} | |
Capslock & d up::SendInput {Ctrl Up}{c Up} | |
Capslock & f::SendInput {Ctrl Down}{v Down} | |
Capslock & f up::SendInput {Ctrl Up}{v Up} | |
; Capslock + wer (close tab or window, press esc) | |
Capslock & w::SendInput {Ctrl down}{F4}{Ctrl up} | |
Capslock & e::SendInput {Alt down}{F4}{Alt up} | |
Capslock & r::SendInput {Blind}{Esc Down} | |
; Capslock + nm (insert, backspace, del) | |
Capslock & b::SendInput {Blind}{Insert Down} | |
Capslock & m::SendInput {Blind}{Del Down} | |
Capslock & n::SendInput {Blind}{BS Down} | |
Capslock & BS::SendInput {Blind}{BS Down} | |
; Make Capslock & Enter equivalent to Control+Enter | |
Capslock & Enter::SendInput {Ctrl down}{Enter}{Ctrl up} | |
; Make Capslock & Alt Equivalent to Control+Alt | |
!Capslock::SendInput {Ctrl down}{Alt Down} | |
!Capslock up::SendInput {Ctrl up}{Alt up} | |
; Capslock + TAB/q (prev/next tab) | |
Capslock & q::SendInput {Ctrl Down}{Tab Down} | |
Capslock & q up::SendInput {Ctrl Up}{Tab Up} | |
Capslock & Tab::SendInput {Ctrl Down}{Shift Down}{Tab Down} | |
Capslock & Tab up::SendInput {Ctrl Up}{Shift Up}{Tab Up} | |
; Capslock + ,/. (undo/redo) | |
Capslock & ,::SendInput {Ctrl Down}{z Down} | |
Capslock & , up::SendInput {Ctrl Up}{z Up} | |
Capslock & .::SendInput {Ctrl Down}{y Down} | |
Capslock & . up::SendInput {Ctrl Up}{y Up} | |
; Make Capslock+Space -> Enter | |
Capslock & Space::SendInput {Enter Down} | |
; Numpad using Ctrl+Shift+Alt + m,.jkluio or space | |
+^!Space:: SendInput {Numpad0} | |
+^!m:: SendInput {Numpad1} | |
+^!,:: SendInput {Numpad2} | |
+^!.:: SendInput {Numpad3} | |
+^!j:: SendInput {Numpad4} | |
+^!k:: SendInput {Numpad5} | |
+^!l:: SendInput {Numpad6} | |
+^!u:: SendInput {Numpad7} | |
+^!i:: SendInput {Numpad8} | |
+^!o:: SendInput {Numpad9} | |
; Make Win Key + Capslock work like Capslock (in case it's ever needed) | |
#Capslock:: | |
If GetKeyState("CapsLock", "T") = 1 | |
SetCapsLockState, AlwaysOff | |
Else | |
SetCapsLockState, AlwaysOn | |
Return | |
; Drag windows anywhere | |
; | |
; This script modified from the original: http://www.autohotkey.com/docs/scripts/EasyWindowDrag.htm | |
; by The How-To Geek | |
; http://www.howtogeek.com | |
Capslock & LButton:: | |
CoordMode, Mouse ; Switch to screen/absolute coordinates. | |
MouseGetPos, EWD_MouseStartX, EWD_MouseStartY, EWD_MouseWin | |
WinGetPos, EWD_OriginalPosX, EWD_OriginalPosY,,, ahk_id %EWD_MouseWin% | |
WinGet, EWD_WinState, MinMax, ahk_id %EWD_MouseWin% | |
if EWD_WinState = 0 ; Only if the window isn't maximized | |
SetTimer, EWD_WatchMouse, 10 ; Track the mouse as the user drags it. | |
return | |
EWD_WatchMouse: | |
GetKeyState, EWD_LButtonState, LButton, P | |
if EWD_LButtonState = U ; Button has been released, so drag is complete. | |
{ | |
SetTimer, EWD_WatchMouse, off | |
return | |
} | |
GetKeyState, EWD_EscapeState, Escape, P | |
if EWD_EscapeState = D ; Escape has been pressed, so drag is cancelled. | |
{ | |
SetTimer, EWD_WatchMouse, off | |
WinMove, ahk_id %EWD_MouseWin%,, %EWD_OriginalPosX%, %EWD_OriginalPosY% | |
return | |
} | |
; Otherwise, reposition the window to match the change in mouse coordinates | |
; caused by the user having dragged the mouse: | |
CoordMode, Mouse | |
MouseGetPos, EWD_MouseX, EWD_MouseY | |
WinGetPos, EWD_WinX, EWD_WinY,,, ahk_id %EWD_MouseWin% | |
SetWinDelay, -1 ; Makes the below move faster/smoother. | |
WinMove, ahk_id %EWD_MouseWin%,, EWD_WinX + EWD_MouseX - EWD_MouseStartX, EWD_WinY + EWD_MouseY - EWD_MouseStartY | |
EWD_MouseStartX := EWD_MouseX ; Update for the next timer-call to this subroutine. | |
EWD_MouseStartY := EWD_MouseY | |
return |
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Works great. Thanks for sharing. Was trying to map to map LAlt to LCtrl when CapsLock is pressed, coz LAlt is at a more convenient place than LCtrl and I use Ctrl more often. Eg. LAlt+Capslock+J to LCtrl+LeftArrow.