Needing differentiate "same class - different app" Topic is solved

[Guill]

Hi guys,

I have the following need:

I am using LibreOffice, and I need to differentiate its function "Writer" (equivalent to Word) of "Impress" (PowerPoint)

I need the following script to work:

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F11 ::
IfWinExist, ahk_class SALFRAME ("Writer")
WinActivate
Return

F12 ::
IfWinExist, ahk_class SALFRAME ("Impress")
WinActivate
Return

The drawback is that the program has a unique "class" (called SALFRAME) for all its applications.
And while both programs have their own "exe", I tried the following and it does not work.

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F11 ::
IfWinExist ahk_exe swriter.exe
Winactivate

F12 ::
IfWinExist ahk_exe simpress.exe
Winactivate

How could I make this work?

[icuurd12b42]

try the WinExist function instead maybe?

[poetbox]

Any other information about them?or privide a screenSnap here?

[BriHecato]

Exe is also the same - soffice.bin - so it wont work
Use proper wintitle - https://autohotkey.com/docs/misc/WinTitle.htm (Writer, Impress, Calc in the actual title bar of windowed application), and SetTitleMatch ,2

[poetbox]

Hi guys,

I have the following need:

I am using LibreOffice, and I need to differentiate its function "Writer" (equivalent to Word) of "Impress" (PowerPoint)

I need the following script to work:

Code: Select all

F11 ::
IfWinExist, ahk_class SALFRAME ("Writer")
WinActivate
Return

F12 ::
IfWinExist, ahk_class SALFRAME ("Impress")
WinActivate
Return

The drawback is that the program has a unique "class" (called SALFRAME) for all its applications.
And while both programs have their own "exe", I tried the following and it does not work.

Code: Select all

F11 ::
IfWinExist ahk_exe swriter.exe
Winactivate

F12 ::
IfWinExist ahk_exe simpress.exe
Winactivate

How could I make this work?

You can use ifwinexist by the title of the window!
Remember to add this line at the first:SetTitleMatchMode, 2

[Guill]

Thanks to all!

The solution is:

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F11 ::
SetTitleMatchMode 2
IfWinExist, Writer
WinActivate


F12 ::
SetTitleMatchMode 2
IfWinExist, Impress
WinActivate

[poetbox]

OK,that's right.
authough "SetTitleMatchMode 2" can write alone at the 1st line for F11&F11.

SetTitleMatchMode 2
F11 ::
IfWinExist, Writer
WinActivate


F12 ::
IfWinExist, Impress
WinActivate

[BriHecato]

Thanks to all!
The solution is:

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F11 ::
SetTitleMatchMode 2
IfWinExist, Writer
WinActivate

F12 ::
SetTitleMatchMode 2
IfWinExist, Impress
WinActivate

And what about if you have "Writer.txt" file opened in Notepad ?

[swagfag]

in ahk_class SALFRAME ("Writer") is SALFRAME the class name or SALFRAME ("Writer")

u could combine them:

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F11::
if (WinExist("ahk_class SALFRAME ahk_exe swriter.exe"))
	WinActivate
Return

F12::
if (WinExist("ahk_class SALFRAME ahk_exe simpress.exe"))
	WinActivate
Return

[jeeswg]

- I tried opening LibreOffice Writer and LibreOffice Impress, the processes both had the same PID/process path/process name (soffice.bin)/class (SALFRAME)/command line.
- They also both had the same window style/ex. style: 0x15CF0000 / 0x00000100.
- I tried to retrieve a list of control ClassNNs, both windows appeared to have no controls.
- Thus using the window title seems like the best approach.
- Possibly there are some other distinguishing features that I haven't thought of. Using Acc (MSAA) might be a possibility but seems overkill. Cheers.