Autohotkey script help... need an Explorer backspace hotkey

1. I want to make a hotkey that makes the backspace key work like it did in XP... so it would send alt+up.

   The problem is that the backspace key needs to still work in the rename or location bar.

   Any advice?

   
   

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   jj128
   

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   Posted 6 months ago

   
   

2. I haven't figured out how to do this yet either. I'm sure there's a way, but so far I've not come across it.

   
   

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   howtogeek
   

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   Posted 6 months ago

   
   

3. I would like this one too. Hopefully somebody can help.

   
   

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   Jaewan
   

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   Posted 6 months ago

   
   

4. Hm. ControlGetFocus -should- allow one to get the currently focused UI element, so give that a try.

   
   

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   Phoshi
   

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   Posted 6 months ago

   
   

5. Managed to track down this on the AHK forums at
   http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/topic24377.html

   I've tested it in Win7 and it seems to work perfectly. Credit to fragman on that forum.

   Backspace::
      ;make sure no renaming in process and we are actually in list or in tree
      ControlGet renamestatus,Visible,,Edit1,A
      ControlGetFocus focussed, A
      if(renamestatus!=1&&(focussed="DirectUIHWND3"||focussed=SysTreeView321))
      {
       SendInput {Alt Down}{Up}{Alt Up}
       return
     }else{
         Send {Backspace}
         return
      }

   
   

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   joeshmoo
   

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   Posted 6 months ago

   
   

6. @joeshmoo

   After making a few small adjustments it works perfectly for me! Sweet!

   
   

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   howtogeek
   

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   Posted 6 months ago

   
   

7. Hooray, my thought was right!

   *adds to own script**

   
   

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   Phoshi
   

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   Posted 6 months ago

   
   

8. Saw this one on lifehacker!

   
   

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   Nacklele
   

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   Posted 6 months ago