Map single key press to a double tap (Windows)

Question

Is there any way to map the single press of a key to a double press of a different one? E.g. I press the Q button (tap it, rather than hold it down), and it maps to pressing the 1 key twice in quick succession? I'm using 64-bit Windows 7.

(Background: I am playing a new game, Batman Arkham Origins, that has very poor keyboard and mouse support compared to previous games in the series. I think I'll be able to get around its lack of support for extra mouse buttons and inability to use shift as a modifier key using this past superuser question. But that still leaves the problem that actions that were previously two different keyboard mappings (using a gadget normally and "quickfire") are now mapped to the same key that you press either once or twice.)

Many thanks in advance.

Answer 1

For the record, to do this in AutoHotkey you need a mapping like this in your script:

q::Send 11

This will simulate two presses of the 1 key in immediate succession. It will only work if the Q key is pressed with no modifiers, like shift or control. If you want it to work with modifiers held down, put an asterisk at the front like this:

*q::Send 11

Anyone interested in the same specific problem as me, namely making the controls to Arkham Origins bearable, can find the full script I made in this forum post.

Answer 2

Download Macro Recorder. With it, record a double click macro (make sure delay is set to either zero or a minuscule time), and assign it to the letter Q.