Month: August 2015

Beginning Tips for Writing AutoHotkey Scripts (Modular Independence of HotKeys)

Jack Dunning AutoHotkey, Beginning, Windows scripting , ,

This is the second part of the series for beginners about how to visualize AutoHotkey script writing. The first part discusses HotStrings and how each operates as a separate feature independent of the rest of the script. This concept in scripting is a little unusual in programming languages (and may seem sloppy), but makes adding hotstrings for text replacement/expansion easy. Continue reading →

Beginning Tips for Writing AutoHotkey Scripts (Modular Independence of HotStrings)

Jack Dunning AutoHotkey, Beginning, Windows scripting , ,

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New to AutoHotkey? See “Introduction to AutoHotkey: A Review and Guide for Beginners.”

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Writing an AutoHotkey script can be as simple as adding one line to an AutoHotkey text file with the AHK extension. The line:

:*:j@::jacksmail@gmail.com

instantly expand the typed key sequence “j@” to “jacksmail@gmail.com” whenever it is entered into any form or edit box on a Windows computer—including Web pages. Continue reading →

Changing Mouse Cursor Speed with AutoHotkey API Calls

Jack Dunning API Calls with DllCall(), AutoHotkey, Mouse Tricks

Note for new readers: If you’re new to AutoHotkey, you may want to check out this Introduction to AutoHotkey: A Review and Guide for Beginners.

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Hi Jack, I would like to ask you to teach us some advanced autohotkey topic, like API calls. It would be very appreciated by us all. Continue reading →