/ETC/KeyPress-Displayer/README.md

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  1. # KeyPress-Displayer
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  2. THIS IS A SIMPLER ALTERNATIVE TO KEYSTROKE VIZ.AHK. THE TWO SHOULD NOT BE USED AT THE SAME TIME.
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  4. Creates an On Screen Display of all the keypresses from the keyboard and mouse buttons
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  6. This is a AutoHotKey(.ahk) Script and requires Autohotkey software to run this script,<br>which can be obtained for free <a href="https://autohotkey.com/download/ahk-install.exe">here</a> (Size: 2.96 MB)
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  9. Challenge is to make a script that,
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  11. <li> <div color:#555555>Displays all the keyboard and mouse button presses on the screen - Done</div>
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  13. <li> The Display should be customisable ie; changes could be made to the <i>Font, Background Color, Font Color - Done</i>
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  15. <li> The Display should decrase its transparency when the pressed key is released.
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  17. <li> The Display should disappear after a while if no further keys are pressed. - Done
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  19. <li>Should display "<b>234.56</b>" as a whole group like "<b>234.56</b>" and not individual keystrokes like "<b>2</b>" then "<b>3</b>" then "<b>4</b>" then "<b>.</b>" then "<b>5</b>" then "<b>6</b>". Same is applicable to words "<b>HELLO</b>" not "<b>H</b>" "<b>E</b>" "<b>L</b>" "<b>L</b>" "<b>O</b> - Done"
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  21. <li> Should display "<b>Numpad0</b>" as "<b>0</b>" "<b>Numpad1</b>" as "<b>1</b>" etc. - Done
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  23. <li> Should display "<b>(</b>" as "<b>(</b>" and not "<b>Shift+0</b>" or "<b>Shift+)</b>" likewise for all symbols. - Done
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  25. <li> Multiple keypresses like "<b>Backspace Backspace Backspace Backspace Backspace</b>" as "<b>Backspace(x5)</b>", the number in the brackets is to increase with the increase in keypresses. - Done
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  27. <li> Should not treat "<b>Hello</b>" as "<b>Hel(x2)o</b>" - Done
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  29. <li> Should refresh the display after a certain number of keypresses are made. - Done<br>
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  30. For example, with a breakpoint of 15 characters the typed string "<b>I went to the zoo yesterday had lots of fun</b>" should be displayed as,<br>
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  31. "<b>I went to the z</b>" then<br>
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  32. "<b>oo yesterday ha</b>" and finally<br>
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  33. "<b>d lots of fun</b>" </li>
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