Avoiding loop when Double pressing same shortcut key without changing original 1 press shortcut key function (Autohotkey)

Question

I want to produce something like this : 1. When i press Esc 2 times (double) i want to produce my "made-up custom action" 2. When i press Esc 1 time i want to produce the original Escape

ok, here is the explanation of my question :

• This code should apply as global, means when i start the script it will work on all windows
• %ALAT1% is variable the Active Windows title , abbreviation "Anime Land Akui Transform" some kind of silly anime game
• If i press Esc one time . it will "pause" the game, but when i press Esc 2 times, it will "exit" the game"

• I want to do a custom action when i press Esc 2 times, but i also don't want the original Esc key function got override when i press 1 time.

  Escape::
  if (A_PriorHotkey = A_ThisHotKey and A_TimeSincePriorHotkey < 400) 
  WinActivate, %ALAT1%
  IfWinActive, ahk_class TscShellContainerClass
  {
  Send {F5} ; F5 contains another action  
  }. 
  else
  {
   *Do original function of Escape i.e Send {Escape}     ; Now this is the problem    
  }
  return
  

after i try the code above : suppose i press "Escape" button it will loop the Escape as if i press Escape 2 times. So my real question is how to make "original 1 times press Esc key function" won't loop to "our custom 2 times press Esc key function" ?

Answer 1

Change the first line of your code to;

$Escape::

This will set it so that the hotkey is only triggered by real keystrokes not simulated ones.