How can I setup media keys on a keyboard without media keys?

[nala]

Basically that. I searched for it on geekhack but couldn't find a solid answer.

Mostly what I want is volume control, and if possible, play/pause on multimedia.

[Djuzuh]

autohotkey.

[The_Beast]

autohotkey.

Yup, AHK is something I use every day at a work. It helps a TON

[nala]

Mind sharing the script I need for volume control? I'm running on Win7 just in case. I tried two scripts but one of them didn't work, and the other one needed like a libraries that I couldn't download as the link was down.

[Djuzuh]

Dude, AHK is very easy. Just learn it. .

(And yes, I'm too lazy myself to do it xD).

[nala]

Dude, AHK is very easy. Just learn it. .

(And yes, I'm too lazy myself to do it xD).

Just for a volume control script? Nah, thanks.

[fohat.digs]

How would you compare Auto Hot Key and Key Tweak?

For those who have used both.

[alaricljs]

Key Tweak merely mangles the registry to re-map the keyboard.  AHK is an entire scripting language where you can execute actions, send complete strings on a single key press, manipulate windows and do all sorts of nifty stuff.

I use AHK to give me volume and playback control w/ OSD, a minimize window combo, and a few other nifty gadgets.

Found the AHK thread

[The_Beast]

Honestly, I would learn the "language" it's pretty simple to pick up and you can always google and final a solution. For instance, at work I need to type in all caps for the drawings I do in AutoCAD. The problems was it was annoying to have caps lock on, forget about it and type an email sounding super pissed. I googled "autocad caps lock" or something like that, I found a script that disables caps lock entirely except in AutoCAD. So if I switch from AutoCAD to outlook, caps locks turns off. If I go from outlook to AutoCAD, caps lock turns back on. A simple problem, a pre-made script and it's hard to work without it now since I'm so used to it.


Same goes for other scripts I've written. Another example is I turned caps lock into a FN key for a layer on my keyboard to do common AutoCAD tasks that aren't associated with a letter. Without these two scripts, I would spent a whole lot more time on drawings because I would have to type the command or move my mouse to find it on a tool bar. I don't know how I drew before these. Defiantly learn the language

[stingrae]

#IfWinActive    ; works in any active window
~LWin Up:: Return
~RWin Up:: Return
$#F5::SendInput {Media_Play_Pause}
$#F6::SendInput {Media_Next}
$#F7::SendInput {Media_Prev}
$#F8::SendInput {Media_Stop}
Volume_Down::Media_Play_Pause
Media_Prev::Media_Stop
LWin & 0::SendInput {Volume_Mute}
LWin & =::SendInput {Volume_Up}
LWin & -::SendInput {Volume_Down}
return   

Turns the left windows key into a psuedo function key doesn't work too well in games though so maybe change to control.
And now you have to learn the script to understand how to change this mess

[KeyboardRookie]

Even a media key has its own Scancode in windows OS.
You can modify the registry to allocate keys as media keys.
I assume that is most efficient and less risky.
But unfortunately, you won't be able to use combination key like other keyboard which provides media key.