Custom Controls Discrepancy

[bkenobi]

So I have this script that's been working ok for a while now to send arrow keys with mouse movements. I also have been using XPadder to send key presses. I even have an XPadder button combo that sends Escape when the right key combo is held. But, things don't quite want to work right.

I have the coin reject buttons set up for credit in MAME. I have it set up so that if you hold both coin buttons for 1 second, it quits (sends Escape). But, for some reason if you jam the coin buttons simultaneously, they ALWAYS exit. So I decided to write my own combo exit script in AutoHotKey. This works fine!

Anyway, I also wanted to change the buttons in GameEx so that I don't use CTL, ALT, or ENTER any more. These cause way too many potential problems with windows hotkeys. Here's were the snag is. I can use any buttons I want for buttons. I use the scancodes.txt and set custominputs.ini appropriately. I get my scripts updated and viola! The buttons work fine and no more combo problems! BUT, the arrow keys don't work. I've tried a bunch of things: send Up/Down, send scan code/virtual key of Up/Down, send SC/VK of </>, send SC/VK of a/s. The funny thing is that a/s work as select and back, but not as arrows.

What am I doing wrong? Or a better question: why does GameEx treat arrows differently than any other buttons? Maybe this has some kind of a conflict with the mouse? I'm not using v8.20 yet, so perhaps this would help. Any thoughts?

Here's the code. Feel free to use it if you want!

Mouse2Key.ahk

#InstallKeybdHook
#SingleInstance force

CoordMode, Mouse, Screen
SetKeyDelay, -1


SysGet, ScreenWidth, 78
SysGet, ScreenHeight, 79

x_center:=250				;Starting x position
y_center:=250				;Starting y position

SpeedThreshold:=200	;Threshold speed where slow and fast scrolling is determined
DeadZone:=1				;Minimum movement deadzone
CursorWatchSpeed:=25;How much delay between cursor position checks  

NormalUp=VK26SC148;Up
NormalDown=VK28SC150;Down
FastUp=VK21SC149		;Page Up
FastDown=VK22SC151	;Page Down


#Persistent
SetTimer, WatchCursor, %CursorWatchSpeed%
return


WatchCursor:
	IfWinActive GameEx|
	{
		MouseGetPos, xpos, ypos
		DeltaX:=x_center-xpos
		DeltaY:=y_center-ypos

	;Only allow the most active axis to control GameEx menu
		if abs(DeltaX)>abs(DeltaY)
		{
			DominantAxis:=X
			Delta:=DeltaX
		}
		else
		{
			DominantAxis:=Y
			Delta:=DeltaY
		}

		if (abs(Delta) < DeadZone)
		{
		;No Movement
		}
		else if (abs(Delta) < SpeedThreshold)
		{
		;Normal Movement
			if (Delta<0)
			{
				if DominantAxis = X
				{
					SendInput {Blind}{%NormalUp% DownTemp}
					SendInput {Blind}{%NormalUp% Up}
				}
				else
				{
					SendInput {Blind}{%NormalDown% DownTemp}
					SendInput {Blind}{%NormalDown% Up}
				}
			}
			else
			{
				if DominantAxis = X
				{
					SendInput {Blind}{%NormalDown% DownTemp}
					SendInput {Blind}{%NormalDown% Up}
				}
				else
				{
					SendInput {Blind}{%NormalUp% DownTemp}
					SendInput {Blind}{%NormalUp% Up}
				}
			}
		}
		else
		{
		;Fast Movement
			if (Delta<0)
			{
				if DominantAxis = X
				{
					SendInput {Blind}{%FastUp% DownTemp}
					SendInput {Blind}{%FastUp% Up}
				}
				else
				{
					SendInput {Blind}{%FastDown% DownTemp}
					SendInput {Blind}{%FastDown% Up}
				}
			}
			else
			{
				if DominantAxis = X
				{
					SendInput {Blind}{%FastDown% DownTemp}
					SendInput {Blind}{%FastDown% Up}
				}
				else
				{
					SendInput {Blind}{%FastUp% DownTemp}
					SendInput {Blind}{%FastUp% Up}
				}
			}
		}

	;Reinitialize mouse position for next step
		DllCall("SetCursorPos", int, x_center, int, y_center)
	}
return


#C::
{
	ExitApp
}

JoystickRemappingScript.ahk

#InstallKeybdHook
#SingleInstance force

JoyButton1=VK41SC01E   ;a
JoyButton2=VK53SC01F   ;s
JoyButton3=VK44SC020   ;d
JoyButton4=VK46SC021   ;f




Joy1::
IfWinActive GameEx|
Send {Blind}{%JoyButton1% down}  ; Hold down the left mouse button.
SetTimer, WaitForButtonUp1, 100
return

WaitForButtonUp1:
if GetKeyState("Joy1")
{
; Still down, so hit the button again
	Send {Blind}{%JoyButton1% down}
	SetTimer, WaitForButtonUp1, 30
	Return
}
Else ; Otherwise, the button has been released.
{
	Send {Blind}{%JoyButton1% up}
	SetTimer, WaitForButtonUp1, off
	Return
}



Joy2::
IfWinActive GameEx|
Send {Blind}{%JoyButton2% down}  ; Hold down the left mouse button.
SetTimer, WaitForButtonUp2, 100
return

WaitForButtonUp2:
if GetKeyState("Joy2")
{
; Still down, so hit the button again
	Send {Blind}{%JoyButton2% down}
	SetTimer, WaitForButtonUp2, 30
	Return
}
Else ; Otherwise, the button has been released.
{
; Otherwise, the button has been released.
	Send {Blind}{%JoyButton2% up}
	SetTimer, WaitForButtonUp2, off
	Return
}



Joy3::
IfWinActive GameEx|
Send {Blind}{%JoyButton3% down}  ; Hold down the left mouse button.
SetTimer, WaitForButtonUp3, 100
return

WaitForButtonUp3:
if GetKeyState("Joy3")
{
; Still down, so hit the button again
	Send {Blind}{%JoyButton3% down}
	SetTimer, WaitForButtonUp3, 30
	Return
}
Else ; Otherwise, the button has been released.
{
; Otherwise, the button has been released.
	Send {Blind}{%JoyButton3% up}
	SetTimer, WaitForButtonUp3, off
	Return
}



Joy4::
IfWinActive GameEx|
Send {Blind}{%JoyButton4% down}  ; Hold down the left mouse button.
SetTimer, WaitForButtonUp4, 100
return

WaitForButtonUp4:
if GetKeyState("Joy4")
{
; Still down, so hit the button again
	Send {Blind}{%JoyButton4% down}
	SetTimer, WaitForButtonUp4, 30
	Return
}
Else
{
; Otherwise, the button has been released.
	Send {Blind}{%JoyButton4% up} ; Release the left mouse button.
	SetTimer, WaitForButtonUp4, off
	Return
}

Oh, and the button remapping script doesn't have the combo's included in this version.

[bkenobi]

This is really strange! I have GameEx set up with custom inputs on my main machine and it works fine. I use xpadder to send arrow keys and it works, but the script above doesn't. Very peculiar!

[Tom Speirs]

This is really strange! I have GameEx set up with custom inputs on my main machine and it works fine. I use xpadder to send arrow keys and it works, but the script above doesn't. Very peculiar!

Yeah, sorry not sure. Only shot in the dark would be check numlock.

I cant think for any reason that it would treat arrow keys any differently at the moment.

[bkenobi]

Hmmm. I have had it working with the default controls just fine, but I was getting strange things happening (like switching windows for some reason). I figured this was due to the ctl and alt keys in combo with the enter/1 and backspace.

What do you mean about numlock? The numlock needs to be on or off? I've never looked at that one.