AutoHotKey is a program that allows one to write custom scripts that happen when specific keys or specific key combinations are pressed. The following things can be done using it: Automate almost anything by sending keystrokes and mouse clicks. You can write a mouse or keyboard macro by hand or ...
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How to use autohotkey to place clipboard text into query string of url
Here is what I want to do:
!f::
Run, browserpath www.example.com?groupid=WANTPASTEDVALUE&exporttype=1&vehicle=34928
return
I want to put the value of the clipboard where WANTPASTEDVALUE is.
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How can I remap the Fn Key using AutoHotKey? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Remap FN to another key
I want to swap the Windows Key and the Fn Key on my keyboard using AutoHotKey. However, I don't know how to define the Fn key. For example, the ...
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Using AutoHotKey, how to change (remap) a keyboard key to run a file?
Say I want to change the key F12 to instead open the file C:\file.txt
How can I do this using AutoHotKey?
Here is what I have that is not working:
F12::Run C:\file.txt
UPDATE: I did it wrong. I ...
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Can I send keystrokes to a specific application?
I have a multimedia keyboard with Play/Pause, Next, Previous, etc. buttons on it, and use Rhapsody for my music. There is an issue, however, where the program will not recognize (or OS will not pass) ...
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Mouse Positioning using AutoHotKey
I am trying to create a script (pls be aware that I am not a programmer) using AutoHotkey that opens a web site, positions the mouse at a specified clickable icon and click repeatedly in a ...
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Using AutoHotKey to enter the unicode symbols on Windows 7
I'm bilingual user and while writing I use mostly UK keyboard I have this layout set into my computer. However occasionally I want to write something in my native tongue and the math symbols are ...
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Custom shortcut that maps to a command in the context menu of Chrome
How can I define a new keyboard shortcut with Autohotkey that will map to a certain command which resides in the context menu of Chrome?
The command that I want to invoke belongs to a plugin, called ...
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Software for robotic-like job
What's the software that can help on my boring repetitive job?
My daily job involve lots of data entry, copy paste, using internal system to search/input/add and look for data. AFAIK there's some ...
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IronAHK in LinuxMint 12 Troubles
I'm having trouble on Linux Mint 12
If I use a Send command and try to compile I get this:
Example.ahk (0): ==> Unable to change after type has been created.
Compilation failed.
If I run ...
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Any Autohotkey alternative for KDE/Linux?
I am looking for alternative to great Windows app AutoHotKey.
So far I've found only AutoKey which can be quite usefull, and may know more then I think, but the documentation is sparse, and it mostly ...
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How can I add hotkeys mapped to items of the context (right-click) menu of several different web browsers?
I do web development, and need to switch between coding and refreshing the browser. The webapp I'm working on uses frames, so hitting F5 won't work, as I need to refresh a specific frame in the ...
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How can I have math expressions in click commands in AutoHotKey?
I know this works
x = 625 + offset
Click %x%, 575
But
Click %625 + offset%, 575
or
Click 625 + %offset%, 575
doesn't work.
Any suggestions on how I can have math expressions with commands?
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How do I make F1 be a hotkey in Windows XP assigned to creating a new folder?
How do I make F1 be a hotkey in Windows XP assigned to creating a new folder?
I don't know too much about programming or scripting. Can AutoHotkey do this?
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multi-touch for programs that don't support it
I have a touchscreen that I'd like to use with a 3d modeling program. I think that I could be more productive in a 3d environment if I could use touch to navigate in this program but unfortuanatly ...
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AHK macro automation software: GUI does not show
I remember in the past I have used AHK to do some repetitive task.
I did it via some GUI; it recorded my mouse gestures and my keyboard strokes.
I have downloaded it again but now I see no GUI, just ...
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A AutoHotKey script that quick finds an open window by title
I'm looking for a script that will allow me to start typing text and filter through the open windows (a list of titles will suffice) and select a window with a keyboard from the list.
The first ...
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How do I copy without formatting with Ctrl+Alt+C in AutoHotkey?
I'm trying to use AutoHotkey to define a keyboard shortcut such that if I press these three keys simultaneously: Ctrl+Alt+c, AutoHotkey would copy the selected text without formatting to the ...
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Free panning/scrolling on LibreOffice Draw
LibreOffice Draw allows me to scroll vertically or horizontally using my mouse as follows:
Scroll Wheel: Scroll vertically
Shift + Scroll Wheel: Scroll horizontally
My question is: Is there any way ...
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How do I show the user's initials and timestamp using a specific format when the user hits Ctrl-D?
How do I make that when I press Ctrl+D on my computer the User initials and time stamp show up in flowing format: <RL mm/dd/yyy hh:mm:ss>. The time and date should be the current time and date. ...
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Adding line breaks to strings that go into the clipboard
I have the following function in AutoHotkey that attaches the strings Left and Right as a prefix and suffix to a given text string that is pre-selected on a text file:
TagWrapper(Left, Right)
{
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There exist a hotkey to “Go to the end of the word” in Windows?
There exist a hotkey to "Go to the end of the word" in Windows? or can be this created trough Autohotkey?
I know that are editors where this hotkey exist like Notepad++, VIM, etc. but what i need is ...
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Debugging AHK (Auto Hot key) - how can I print out debug string in python script to console?
I wanted to debug AHK code that calls python script and batch file. I inserted "print SOMETHING" in the python script, but it doesn't seem that the result is not shown to the console.
Is there a ...
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How to run python script in AHK?
I have a python script copytimeinbuffer.py, and I need to run this with shift-f1 key.
I used his script.
+F1::
Run "c:\bin\python27\python e:/copytimeinbuffer.py"
Send !{Space}ep
Return
However, I ...
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Map Win-q to quit in Windows 7?
I'd like to map Win+q to quit.
How can I do this in Windows 7? Can I do this in Autohotkey? How?
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Ctrl + Mouse click to paste text using Autohotkey [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Send double-click with Autohotkey
I'm trying paste text using Ctrl and right click in SQL Management Studio. I have this which works great in notepad++ but not in SSMS. ...
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In AutoHotKey scripts, is there a way to write modifiers in full
Background
I have quite a few AutoHotKey scripts that are triggered by various combinations of Shift, Control, Alt and some other key on the main keyboard.
For example, this (which I use to enter a ...
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How can I use Ctrl+ScrollLock to simulate a mouse right click
I'm using Autohotkey 1.0.48.5 .
I can use the following code to simulate a right click by Ctrl+0 , tried an worked fine.
^0::
SendInput {Click,Right}
return
However, I hope I can use ...
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Control Chrome completely with the keyboard
Chrome has generally great keyboard support, but there are a few things that you can't do with the keyboard in Chrome:
Open the previous page in a new tab. (Ctrl-click on the back button does this, ...
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Freezing user input with AutoHotKey
In my AutoHotKey script, I want to freeze user input, i.e. any input from the user will not propagate to the active program, and then unfreeze and have all the input that the user typed go to the ...
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Disable Modifier Keys in AutoHotkey
I want to map control Ctrl+Left to Home and Ctrl+Right to End, and I'm using AutoHotkey, my script is simply this:
^Left::Home
^Right::End
However, when the Home and End keys are generated, they ...
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Key sequences in AutoHotKey
I want to make AutoHotKey listen to a key sequence, specifically Start-C -> D, and do some action. How can I do that? I couldn't find a way to define a key sequence.
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Simulating simultaneously pressing multiple keys in AutoHotkey
I would like AppsKey + Delete to simulate LCtrl+LAlt+Del, and I thought the following script would do it, but it doesn't:
AppsKey & Delete::
SendInput {LAlt down}{LCtrl down}{Delete}{LAlt ...
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What do you use for linux keyboard macros?
I've tried IronAHK and xbindkeys. Xbindkeys was ok I guess and ironAHK didn't compile. Just wondering if there's better. Maybe something to where I could set emacs-like bindings when certain programs ...
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Intercept Ctrl and + as Win and +?
Is there an auto hotkey script or some preference somewhere where, in Win7, I can intercept Ctrl and + and replace with Win and +? Also an equivalent for Ctrl and - being replaced with Win and -.
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Highlight some websites text then automatically search multiple sites
I'm trying to cross check some info on a medical website for correctness. My goal is to highlight select phrases on this website then cross check the research on wikipedia, pubmed, ovid, Google and ...
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Somehow AutoHotkey doesn't send Alt+keys to a program
I'm using the following AutoHotkey script:
Numpad4::Send !f
When pressing Numpad4 AutoHotkey is supposed to send "Alt+F" to the program currently opened.
Nothing happens however - I've also tried:
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JoyX JoyY to SendInput
My joystick/gamepad has the standard 10 buttons plus the X and Y axis buttons. The script below works, but not the way I want it:
Right::
GetKeyState, state, JoyX
If state > 75 ;JoyX is pressed to ...
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Keyboard shortcuts to send mouse scrolls to active window
I am wondering if it's possible to set up a keyboard shortcut to send mouse scrolls to the active window using for example AutoHotkey. I found this thread in the AutoHotkey official forum, but I ...
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Recorder PC Username Logon/Logoff
I need an application/script or some way to record when a user logs onto their PC, when they logoff and the users name. I would like to have it save to a .csv or a data file that I can pull together ...
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AutoHotKey not working with Outlook 2010
I created a AutoHotKey script and compiled it to an exe.
I then ran the exe and ran Outlook 2010.
When I try to use my hotkeys I defined I get an error in the status bar saying "This modification is ...
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Autohotkey - Pressing 3 keys at once
I tried the following AutoHotkey macro to press the c, f and k keys all at once:
1::
SendInput cfk {enter}
Return
This code is just giving cfk, but doesnt press this keys at once.
How do I do ...
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Close all but this with autohotkey
I find the "close all but this" is really useful for me in a lot of cases. So are there anyway to close all applications running by this user, but not the active application. Hide could be a option ...
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Consume keystroke in autohotkey (don't let it propagate to other apps)
I have a problem have a keystorke set in autohotkey, but teh problem is that one program running on background consumes that keystroke and autohotkey action doenn't trigger at all. I need autohotkey ...
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How to create a file that tells VLC to start recording a stream?
A PLS file can tell VLC and other players to start playing an online radio. VLC is also capable of recording an audio stream to a file. Currently I tell VLC to do this manually and it requires many ...
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Outlook email - insert formatted signature at cursor (AutoHotkey?)
In Outlook 2010, i would like to insert a custom signature. I know i can created formatted signatures for normal and reply emails, which is nice, but i'd like to have more control over which signature ...
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How to set cursor or focus to a snippet with Autohotkey? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I define the cursor position in a AutoHotKey script?
Following to my precedent question,
How to set the focus when I use a snippet with autohotkey ?
If my ...
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Help me improve this autohotkey scipt that copies text and sends to another application
I made an AutoHotKey script that does the following on an Alt + Click:
Double-clicks on the current position
Selects a word
Copies the word to the clipboard
Activates a second program
Pastes the ...
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Start/End selection with AutoHotkey
I would like to have a script in AutoHotkey that allows me to do the following:
When I hit Control + Space:
It would initiate "text selection mode" (i.e. if I move the cursor with the arrow keys, ...
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Running an external application inside a game
I'm trying to run a Windows batch file from inside a full screen game, however the game intercepts the keys before a program like AutoHotKey can. I'm not particular to using AutoHotKey, any program or ...
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AutoHotKey Quit Working!
I had just learned a little about using AutoHotKey and had a few .ahk files set up when the latest Microsoft update or security scan rendered them inoperable. I remember AVG had identified something ...
