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Rethread
2025-09-30
2025-09-30
  • Rethread

    Rethread - 2025-09-30

    I had occasion to want to hold down an Alt, press 3 letters, and then release. %X%Y%Z did not work for me in this case.

    I then realized I could instead use use either the left-alt key code (164) or right (165).

    Example: holds down the left Alt key, presses three letters, and then releases the left Alt. Then the %N enters a single Alt+N followed by Enter. A delay between actions was needed in my case.

    {DELAY=50}{VKEY 164 D}XYX{VKEY 164 U}%N{ENTER}

    https://keepass.info/help/base/autotype.html is the Auto-Type documentation.

     
  • Dominik Reichl

    Dominik Reichl - 2025-09-30

    Alternatively, use parentheses, e.g. %(xyz).

    Best regards,
    Dominik

     
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  • Rethread

    Rethread - 2025-09-30

    I had mused about that possibilty, but was thinking it would send Alt+(

    %(xyz) would be a lot easier.

     

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