create a file, ctrl-to-esc.ahk: Ctrl:: Send {esc} Return Then run the script and AutoHotkey will sit in the background, waiting to substitute a lone ctr

create a file, ctrl-to-esc.ahk: Ctrl:: Send {esc} Return Then run the script and AutoHotkey will sit in the background, waiting to substitute a lone ctrl for an escape-key-press. I haven't figured out the shift-parens yet, unfortunately.