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How to mask ":" in a first row in AutoHotKey Hotstring? I want to type "colors:" and get "red, violet, blue".



::colors':::
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red, violet, blue
)
return









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    How to mask ":" in a first row in AutoHotKey Hotstring? I want to type "colors:" and get "red, violet, blue".



    ::colors':::
    Send,
    (
    red, violet, blue
    )
    return









    share|improve this question



























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      How to mask ":" in a first row in AutoHotKey Hotstring? I want to type "colors:" and get "red, violet, blue".



      ::colors':::
      Send,
      (
      red, violet, blue
      )
      return









      share|improve this question
















      How to mask ":" in a first row in AutoHotKey Hotstring? I want to type "colors:" and get "red, violet, blue".



      ::colors':::
      Send,
      (
      red, violet, blue
      )
      return






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          : is an ending character by default. You only have to define



          ::colors':: ; or/and  
          ::colors::
          Send,
          (
          red, violet, blue
          )
          return


          and press : after typing colors' or colors.






          share|improve this answer
























          • That answers my question only partly. I realized that when I type "colors:", I get the desired result somehow. But I also get two unnecessary shortcuts I lean to avoid: "colors" and "colors'".

            – Kosarar
            Jan 1 at 17:27











          • Then use another character instead of :, e.g. / or <.

            – user3419297
            Jan 2 at 13:11











          • Yes, it works. Well, close enough, I guess. :D

            – Kosarar
            Jan 3 at 13:45











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          : is an ending character by default. You only have to define



          ::colors':: ; or/and  
          ::colors::
          Send,
          (
          red, violet, blue
          )
          return


          and press : after typing colors' or colors.






          share|improve this answer
























          • That answers my question only partly. I realized that when I type "colors:", I get the desired result somehow. But I also get two unnecessary shortcuts I lean to avoid: "colors" and "colors'".

            – Kosarar
            Jan 1 at 17:27











          • Then use another character instead of :, e.g. / or <.

            – user3419297
            Jan 2 at 13:11











          • Yes, it works. Well, close enough, I guess. :D

            – Kosarar
            Jan 3 at 13:45
















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          : is an ending character by default. You only have to define



          ::colors':: ; or/and  
          ::colors::
          Send,
          (
          red, violet, blue
          )
          return


          and press : after typing colors' or colors.






          share|improve this answer
























          • That answers my question only partly. I realized that when I type "colors:", I get the desired result somehow. But I also get two unnecessary shortcuts I lean to avoid: "colors" and "colors'".

            – Kosarar
            Jan 1 at 17:27











          • Then use another character instead of :, e.g. / or <.

            – user3419297
            Jan 2 at 13:11











          • Yes, it works. Well, close enough, I guess. :D

            – Kosarar
            Jan 3 at 13:45














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          1








          1







          : is an ending character by default. You only have to define



          ::colors':: ; or/and  
          ::colors::
          Send,
          (
          red, violet, blue
          )
          return


          and press : after typing colors' or colors.






          share|improve this answer













          : is an ending character by default. You only have to define



          ::colors':: ; or/and  
          ::colors::
          Send,
          (
          red, violet, blue
          )
          return


          and press : after typing colors' or colors.







          share|improve this answer












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          • That answers my question only partly. I realized that when I type "colors:", I get the desired result somehow. But I also get two unnecessary shortcuts I lean to avoid: "colors" and "colors'".

            – Kosarar
            Jan 1 at 17:27











          • Then use another character instead of :, e.g. / or <.

            – user3419297
            Jan 2 at 13:11











          • Yes, it works. Well, close enough, I guess. :D

            – Kosarar
            Jan 3 at 13:45



















          • That answers my question only partly. I realized that when I type "colors:", I get the desired result somehow. But I also get two unnecessary shortcuts I lean to avoid: "colors" and "colors'".

            – Kosarar
            Jan 1 at 17:27











          • Then use another character instead of :, e.g. / or <.

            – user3419297
            Jan 2 at 13:11











          • Yes, it works. Well, close enough, I guess. :D

            – Kosarar
            Jan 3 at 13:45

















          That answers my question only partly. I realized that when I type "colors:", I get the desired result somehow. But I also get two unnecessary shortcuts I lean to avoid: "colors" and "colors'".

          – Kosarar
          Jan 1 at 17:27





          That answers my question only partly. I realized that when I type "colors:", I get the desired result somehow. But I also get two unnecessary shortcuts I lean to avoid: "colors" and "colors'".

          – Kosarar
          Jan 1 at 17:27













          Then use another character instead of :, e.g. / or <.

          – user3419297
          Jan 2 at 13:11





          Then use another character instead of :, e.g. / or <.

          – user3419297
          Jan 2 at 13:11













          Yes, it works. Well, close enough, I guess. :D

          – Kosarar
          Jan 3 at 13:45





          Yes, it works. Well, close enough, I guess. :D

          – Kosarar
          Jan 3 at 13:45


















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