How can I mimic Visual Studio's “Ctrl-K, C” two-step macro behaviour using Autoit / Autohotkey?

Question

I\'m trying to set up AutoHotkey macros for some common tasks, and I want the hotkeys to mimic Visual Studio\'s \"two-step shortcut\" behaviour - i.e. pressing Ctrl-<

Answer 1

A slight variation on the accepted answer - this is what I've ended up using. I'm capturing Ctrl+LWin (left Windows key) so it doesn't conflict with VS inbuilt Ctrl-K shortcuts.

; Capture Ctrl+Left Windows Key
^LWin::

; Show traytip including shortcut keys
TrayTip, Ctrl-Win pressed - waiting for second key..., t: current time`nd: current date, 1, 1

; Capture next string input (i.e. next key)
Input, Key, L1

; Call TrayTip with no arguments to remove currently-visible traytip
TrayTip

if Key = d
{
    FormatTime, Date, , yyyyMMdd
    SendInput %Date%
} 
else if Key = t 
{
    FormatTime, Time, , hhmmss
    SendInput %Time%
}   
return