Ditto - Custom Key Strokes

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Ditto - Custom Key Strokes

1) Custom key strokes

    

Some applications to not accept the default key stroke to paste a clip, ctrl-v.  Starting in 3.15.1 custom key strokes can be set per application can be set to send the appropriate key stroke to paste the clip.

 

2) How to set a custom key stroke

  1. Custom Paste Strings
    1. Installed Version
      1. Start - Run, enter regedit.
      2. Browse to "HKCU\Software\Ditto\PasteStrings"
      3. Add a string value of your application name, must be the full name, ex: notepad.exe
      4. Enter the key stroke to send 
    2. Portable Version
      1. Open Ditto.Settings in xcopy folder
      2. Add text to [PasteStrings] ini section
      3. example
        1. [PasteStrings]
        2. SomeApp.exe=^y
  2. Custom Copy Strings
    1. Installed Version
      1. Start - Run, enter regedit.
      2. Browse to "HKCU\Software\Ditto\CopyStrings"
      3. Add a string value of your application name, must be the full name, ex: notepad.exe
      4. Enter the key stroke to send 
    2. Portable Version
      1. Open Ditto.Settings in xcopy folder
      2. Add text to [CopyStrings] ini section
      3. example
        1. [CopyStrings]
        2. SomeApp.exe=^y
  3. Custom Cut Strings
    1. Installed Version
      1. Start - Run, enter regedit.
      2. Browse to "HKCU\Software\Ditto\CutStrings"
      3. Add a string value of your application name, must be the full name, ex: notepad.exe
      4. Enter the key stroke to send 
    2. Portable Version
      1. Open Ditto.Settings in xcopy folder
      2. Add text to [CutStrings] ini section
      3. Example
        1. [CopyStrings]
        2. SomeApp.exe=^y

 

Installed Version Example

3) Custom key stroke format

Ex:  ^p  (sends ctrl-p)

Ex:  %e{DELAY 50}p  (sends Alt-e, delays 50 ms then sends p)

Ex:  ^c  (Sends ctrl-c)

Ex:  ^x  (Sends ctrl-x)

 

Key

Code

WINKEY

@

SHIFT

+

CTRL

^

ALT

%

 

Key

Code

BACKSPACE

{BACKSPACE}, {BS}, or {BKSP}

BREAK

{BREAK}

CAPS LOCK

{CAPSLOCK}

DEL or DELETE

{DELETE} or {DEL}

DOWN ARROW

{DOWN}

END

{END}

ENTER

{ENTER} or ~

ESC

{ESC}

HELP

{HELP}

HOME

{HOME}

INS or INSERT

{INS}

LEFT ARROW

{LEFT}

NUM LOCK

{NUMLOCK}

PAGE DOWN

{PGDN}

PAGE UP

{PGUP}

PRINT SCREEN

{PRTSC} (reserved for future use)

RIGHT ARROW

{RIGHT}

SCROLL LOCK

{SCROLL}

TAB

{TAB}

UP ARROW

{UP}

F1

{F1}

F2

{F2}

F3

{F3}

F4

{F4}

F5

{F5}

F6

{F6}

F7

{F7}

F8

{F8}

F9

{F9}

F10

{F10}

F11

{F11}

F12

{F12}

F13

{F13}

F14

{F14}

F15

{F15}

F16

{F16}

Keypad add

{ADD}

Keypad subtract

{SUBTRACT}

Keypad multiply

{MULTIPLY}

Keypad divide

{DIVIDE}

 

Key

Code

+

{PLUS}

@

{AT}

APPS

{APPS}

^

{CARET}

~

{TILDE}

{ }

{LEFTBRACE} {RIGHTBRACE}

( )

{LEFTPAREN} {RIGHTPAREN}

Left/Right WINKEY

{LWIN} {RWIN}

WINKEY

{WIN} equivalent to {LWIN}

 

 

Command Syntax

Action

{VKEY X}

Sends the VKEY of value X.

Very useful if you don't want to recompile CSendKeys and add new Vkey to the hardcoded special keys table.

For example, {VKEY 13} is equivalent to VK_RETURN.

{BEEP X Y}}

Beeps with a frequency of X and a duration of Y milliseconds.

{DELAY X}

Delays sending the next key of X milliseconds. After the delaying the following key, the subsequent keys will not be further delayed unless there is a default delay value (see DELAY=X).

Example: {DELAY 1000} <-- delays subsequent key stroke for 1 second.

{DELAY=X}

Sets the default delay value to X milliseconds. This will cause every key to be delayed X ms.

If a value is already set and you specify {DELAY Y} you will have your following key delay Y ms but the subsequent keys will be delayed X ms.

 

Example: {DELAY=1000} <-- all subsequent keys will be delayed for 1 second.

 

{APPACTIVATE WindowTitle}

Activates an application using is WindowTitle.

Very useful if you want to send different keys to different applications.