Simple key broadcaster without overhead?

[sakatagin]

So I've tried ISBoxer, Keyclone and HotkeyNet...And they are nice, but I don't need so much overhead and I don't want the programs to launch the WoW clients on their own.

What I need is a very very very SUPER simple key broadcaster that only sends my "1" through "=" keys, I don't need anything else. And be able to do this without having to configure the program to launch two windows form its own code and carry a ton of functions that I do not need.

The most important aspect for me is the ability to turn it on, and turn off the program and keep my WOW windows open at will. So I could be dual-boxing one minute then switch it off, log to another toon and play (e.g.) Tol Barad, then log back to the dual-boxers and continue dual-boxing, without having to shut down or restart or anything.

I play WOW mainly, nothing else. Anyone know any program like that? Thanks.

[Ughmahedhurtz]

When you say "turn off the program" what exactly do you mean? Most multiboxing options have a toggle key that turns off all multiboxing functions and just lets you play the active window like you always did.

[luxlunae]

Autohotkey does that. Also, as ughmadhurtz it is generally very easy to turn off keymaps and play as normal on any client.

[Khatovar]

You shouldn't have any issue doing that with HotKeyNet either. There should be no auto-launch in any of the default scripts I've seen, they all require either manual launch {you launch the games yourself} or a hotkey to launch. If you only want 1-= sent, just delete everything else from the key list


//-----------------------------------------------------------
// DEFINE HOTKEYS FOR ALL KEY COMBINATIONS THAT WILL GET
// SENT TO BOTH WOWS. ADD MORE KEY COMBO'S IF YOU WANT.
//-----------------------------------------------------------
<Hotkey ScrollLockOn 0-9, Plus, Minus>
<SendLabel w1, w2>
<Key %Trigger%>

To turn off broadcasting either use the "Turn On" checkbox toggle in the HKN interface, next to "Pressed Keys" or under the Actions menu, or you can insert a pause key in the code. Or you can close HKN altogether and relaunch it when you need to, though I have to say that the resources used by the broadcasting programs I've used over the years are usually much smaller than the resources used by an open and unused game window, so if resources matter that much you're better off closing the additional games.


//---------------------
// TOGGLE HKN MUTE
//---------------------------
<hotkey Pause>
<sendpc local>
<ToggleHotkeys>