AutoHotKey vs Keyclone

[Smeagoldfish]

I am currently using AHK to do what I want the two other clients to do, but the scripts appear to be really hard to configure so they will occasianally bug out and do something I can understand, like writing with CAPS when I talk some somebody etc.

Have anyone here tested Keyclone and can you say if it performs better/wors/equally good as AHK? I think if buying it if its any good.

[unit187]

it is much easier to configurate

works fine and got some cool features which AHK doesnt have.

Only thing AHK can do over AHK is to remap keyboard keys. I mean for example when you press caps_lock button AHK makes computer think that you press Ctrl key.

And as well AHK has some chance to get ban since it has timeable functions which can automate your gameplay in some way. Keyclone doesnt have that feater and isnt open source after all...

[Smeagoldfish]

Sounds cool. Dont really have a lot of use for remapping keys anyway so think Ill give it a shot :-) Will let you hear what I think

[unit187]

Sounds cool. Dont really have a lot of use for remapping keys anyway so think Ill give it a shot :-) Will let you hear what I think

well I needed ctrl on caps button since it is more comfortable layout for me (I have to move my finger long back to press ctrl button and I dont like that)

[keyclone]

actually, you can remap keys using keymaps. keymaps are translators.. mapping the source key into a string (user speak: textual phrase) which gets sent to all clones... if you want a particular clone to use that string, you load a keymap on it.. which translates the string back to whatever key you want.

ie:
alt-F1 ==> mage.cast.fireball ==> 3

this would require 2 keymaps. the first translates alt-F1 into 'mage.cast.fireball' and the 2nd translates 'mage.cast.fireball' into the '3' key.

using this, you can map any key into any other key... by default, if you do not have a map entry for the string... it is ignored.

there is more on the keyclone FAQ area:
https://solidice.com/keyclone/faq.html#kc_faq_10

[The IT Monkey]

KeyClone for the WIN.

Got myself multiple copies... haven't been sad at the price ONCE. Great investment and the ONLY way to do multiple clones on one box. (Yes I know AHK does this but it takes a LOT of programming and if I wanted to do that I would be working on getting my x-keys to work... speaking of which.. sigh, back to the grind.)

[unit187]

ye as Keyclone author said it is possible to remap keys, just not in the way I described :P