AutoHotkey Applications by Jack Dunning

By Jack Dunning

(Book up-to-date: 2-27-15) "AutoHotkey functions" is neither a starting instructional nor a complicated technical handbook. it really is an intermediate point advisor to construction helpful functions with AutoHotkey. some of the scripts mentioned are very simple and will be carried out by way of somebody with a simple figuring out of AutoHotkey. Others are a piece extra involved.

The overwhelming majority of this booklet, "AutoHotkey Applications", is ready construction apps with the AutoHotkey GUI (Graphical consumer Interface). those GUIs are a suite of pop-ups which simulate a number of the home windows present in instruments. even though they don't seem to be fairly so simple as textual content alternative with hotstrings, the AutoHotkey GUIs supply a wide selection of prepared outfitted instruments which may create valuable home windows controls and sensible instruments on your daily use. those contain calendars, edit home windows, checklist packing containers, home windows Explorer-like timber and lists, menus, slider controls, growth bars, updown wheels, prestige bars, and several controls.

The AutoHotkey scripts mentioned during this e-book transcend the traditional instruments and introduce apps which are utilized in lifestyle. The scripts during this ebook are designed to motivate extra principles for AutoHotkey apps and include:

• A barebones home windows media participant script for enjoying tune and movies (SoundPlay and FileSelectFile)
• A Multimedia Greeting Card (Progress/Splash snapshot, ComObjCreate(), together with exterior records and compiling)
• An egg timer script with a photo countdown bar (UpDown and development Bar GUI Controls, SoundBeep)
• An AutoHotkey Script for immediately growing transitority Hotkeys (HotKey GUI Control)
• A Slider App for Dimming the pc monitor (Slider and StatusBar GUI Control)
• a regular To-Do checklist App (ListView GUI keep watch over, Saving an information dossier, Resizing and Positioning the GUI, and Right-Click Menus)
• An deal with e-book App (ListView, Right-Click Menus, CSV info dossier, E-mail,a Formatted enter monitor, and Deletion Protection)
• A Calorie Counting App (ListView and GroupBox GUI Controls, FileRead, and getting access to net Data)
• A Recipe booklet Script (TreeView GUI keep an eye on, Right-click Menus, and CSV facts dossier Format)
• An AutoHotkey App keep an eye on middle (ListView with Menus and including method Icons)

Also highlighted during this e-book are a number of important apps written by way of different AutoHotkey lovers. those loose scripts comprise a dictionary app which attracts info at once from the internet, a scratchpad app, a robust home windows Clipboard supervisor, and a pair of different scripts on hand in the course of the AutoHotkey internet site.

Plus "AutoHotkey functions" contains tips for:

• Automating Right-click Context Menus
• defense opposed to Rogue home windows Hotkeys (#IfWinActive, ErrorLevel Breaks Loop)
• solving damaged note Wraps
• including Icons to AutoHotkey Menus (IfInString, Menu,...,Icon)
• a neater approach to Get Your desktop to speak to You (ComObjectCreate)
• Pop-up Labels for your entire courses (ToolTip Command)
• A Script to alter the home windows Registry (RegRead and RegWrite Commands)
• including colour to ListView Rows (A_GuiEvent)
• And More!

Plus, extra concerning the internal Workings and Hidden Mechanisms of AutoHotkey:

• Combining Apps into One Script (#Include and DetectHiddenWindows)
• Packaging documents whilst Compiling (FileInstall Command)
• Hiding the method Tray Icon and operating within the history (NoTrayIcon)
• universal AutoHotkey Messages and Errors

"AutoHotkey functions" indicates what AutoHotkey can do instead of the instructing each risk for every command. the categorical info of the command diversifications can be found throughout the AutoHotkey Command Reference on the similar AutoHotkey web site. The objective is to supply speedy ends up in the shape of brief apps whereas the educating applicable tips alongside the way in which. This publication clarify what's wanted for every script. expectantly, humans may be encouraged with extra important rules in their personal and determine no matter if diverse command innovations are wanted. if this is the case, they are going to quickly be writing the apps which are correct for them.