Month: September 2015

Beginning Tips for AutoHotkey Hotstring Text Correction and Text Expansion (Part 1: Hotstring Options * and ?)

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Practical Ways to Use Instant Replacement (*) and Internal Word Text Replacement (?) in Your AutoHotkey Hotstring AutoCorrect Script

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Beginning Tips for Writing AutoHotkey Scripts (Functions as Building Blocks)

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In previous discussions, the modularity of AutoHotkey is highlighted. That means AutoHotkey scripts are composed of a series of building blocks many of which stand alone and are completely independent of the rest of the code. Continue reading →

Beginning Tips for Writing AutoHotkey Scripts (Methods for Running Label Subroutines)

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Last time I discussed the AutoHotkey building blocks called Labels which are the names assigned to subroutines. A Label subroutine can appear almost anywhere in an AutoHotkey script, calling it at a later time after the script is running. Continue reading →

Beginning Tips for Writing AutoHotkey Scripts (Building Blocks Using Labels Containing Subroutines)

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The beauty of a scripting language with a modular design is that that individual blocks which make up the application can be placed almost anywhere in the script file. This is especially true with AutoHotkey. Continue reading →