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Re: AutoHotkey v2 Official Release Announcement

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Post by eastendguy »

irthomasthomas wrote: post #99

Autohotkey is the only windows thing I miss on Linux. And it seems impossible to even discuss desktop automation with contemporary Linux DE people, they just glaze over. "Like, why would you want apps to be able to control other apps, that sounds dangerous! We definitely want to protect you from that in Wayland.... Oh, what's that? You are a large consultancy that uses time tracking apps to help with billable hours?…

Ui.Vision dekstop automation is cross-platform works on Linux and macOS (and Windows). It is not exactly the same, though.

Re: AutoHotkey v2 Official Release Announcement

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Post by rrrrrrrrrrrryan »

nylonstrung wrote: post #32

As someone who has always been 'AHK-curious' but never got around to using it, ChatGPT has been an amazing at helping me write scripts and custom hotkeys The productivity gains are very real

Thanks for this idea. My main frustration with auto hotkey has always been that I only need to use it once in a long while - just infrequently enough that I forget what I've learned and eternally suck at it.

Re: AutoHotkey v2 Official Release Announcement

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Post by jdrek1 »

2Gkashmiri wrote: post #124
jdrek1 wrote: post #86

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Honest question, why? If you properly format your code then it's indented anyway so Python is basically just replacing `{` with `:` and then not having a `}`. Python is the least problematic of all the languages enforcing some style things. Go insisting on Google's stupid styleguide is just dumb, Lisp having the parentheses on the wrong positions and ignoring the fact that there is more than one bracket type availabl…

as i said, i am not a dev so i never learned "convention".... AHK let me scrap whatever script from internet or i could come up, throw them in notepad and it would work.... now, python makes you "properly indent" which coming from AHK makes my head explode https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2F... this is a good example. AHK would read this normally but no, python sees whitespace and wants to "u…

Fair enough, I can see that this is something which can easily throw you off if it isn't part of your normal workflow.

Re: AutoHotkey v2 Official Release Announcement

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Post by bucks14 »

fancymcpoopoo wrote: post #47
wizerno wrote: post #44

What are some use cases where having AHK scripts would help? On the same note, can anyone share some existing list of scripts and their functions which helped make their lives easier?

I like to prefix files with a YYMMDD date, so I made a script to do that when I press a hot key, and also send a text to my wife to bring me a cup of coffee.

Do you mind sharing that?

Re: AutoHotkey v2 Official Release Announcement

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Post by jweather »

bucks14 wrote: post #144
fancymcpoopoo wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I like to prefix files with a YYMMDD date, so I made a script to do that when I press a hot key, and also send a text to my wife to bring me a cup of coffee.

Do you mind sharing that?

Bind Windows-B to type the date in the form 2023-01-30:

  #B::
   Send %A_YYYY%-%A_MM%-%A_DD%
   return

Re: AutoHotkey v2 Official Release Announcement

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Post by criddell »

staindk wrote: post #133
criddell wrote: post #106

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It works sometimes and when it doesn’t, reloading the script will sometimes fix the problem. I just asked ChatGPT how to get the currently selected file in the current tab of File Explorer in AutoHotkey and it spit out code that works quite a bit differently than mine. Later today I’m going to figure out what it’s suggesting and see if a different approach is needed. ——- The ChatGPT code is nonsense that looks like A…

Ahaha oh dear, well at least you tried.

I ended up uninstalling the older version of AHK that I had installed and updated to v2 and rewrote the script using a slightly different (and simpler) method of getting the currently selected item in the window. So far today it’s working…

Re: AutoHotkey v2 Official Release Announcement

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Post by javchz »

coatmatter wrote: post #54
javchz wrote: post #52

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You can use KeePass for that too, you can even customize the script to press (password)(enter) with a single shortcut.

Note: There are a lot of implementations of KeePass that surpass the original in quality. KeePassXC is likely the one that's best for most people who wish to go down the standalone application route: https://keepassxc.org/docs/#faq-keepassx Since quite a while ago now, Tails switched from KeePassX to KeePassXC: https://tails.boum.org/doc/encryption_and_privacy/manage_pas... So if you're still on KeePass, KeePass2, or…

Oh yes, KeepPassXC it's a nice upgrade.

The main reason why I recommend regular Keepass, it's because it's usually whitelisted in company owned equipments (with something like Microsoft Endpoint Software Center), so even if you don't have admin or permission to install your own software, regular Keepass it's still available.

Re: AutoHotkey v2 Official Release Announcement

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Post by retard91949 »

mastazi wrote: post #24

I love Autohotkey because, in addition to its productivity benefits, it's a defensive tool against dark patterns imposed by user-hostile companies. For example, I've been using it for years to enter my Runescape password [1] due to Jagex being clueless about security [2] [1] https://reddit.com/r/runescape/comments/gxapao/how_to_paste_... [2] https://www.troyhunt.com/the-cobra-effect-that-is-disabling/

you only have to login to jagex launcher once to start runescape without a password btw. you can also manage alts with it.

Re: AutoHotkey v2 Official Release Announcement

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Post by thegeekpirate »

mastazi wrote: post #136
thegeekpirate wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Runelite ( https://runelite.net ) enables you to do so, fwiw.

Is this a recent improvement? I'm pretty sure I had Runelite back when I came up with the AHK script, two or three years ago. Or maybe the issue came up while I was playing RS3? It's been a while so I don't remember the details!

Nope, but you do have to enable it in the settings last I checked. Not certain about RS3.

Re: AutoHotkey v2 Official Release Announcement

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Post by brokenmachine »

mywacaday wrote: post #95
mastazi wrote: post #24

I love Autohotkey because, in addition to its productivity benefits, it's a defensive tool against dark patterns imposed by user-hostile companies. For example, I've been using it for years to enter my Runescape password [1] due to Jagex being clueless about security [2] [1] https://reddit.com/r/runescape/comments/gxapao/how_to_paste_... [2] https://www.troyhunt.com/the-cobra-effect-that-is-disabling/

I work in a large enterprise who's idea of single sign on is you use the same dialog for everything and have to type your username and password every time. They are fairly strict about saving passwords so I use a hot key for my username that also logs the time and date of usage

I'm surprised they're not strict about running AutoHotKey itself.
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