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long press hotkey.ahk
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;http://www.autohotkey.com/board/topic/80697-long-keypress-hotkeys-wo-modifiers/ Author: Bon
$Escape:: ; Long press (> 0.5 sec) on Esc closes window
KeyWait, Escape, T0.5 ; Wait up to 0.5 sec for key release (suppress auto-repeat)
If ErrorLevel ; timeout, so long press
PostMessage, 0x112, 0xF060,,, A ; ...use PostMessage to close the active window
Else ; otherwise...
Send {Esc} ; ...just send Escape
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