How to choose a string from a DropDownList Topic is solved

[Micromegas]

I am trying to set a control in Notepad++, namely the Font name in the Style Configurator. It seems that there are two commands to do the job: Control and GuiControl. I tried both, but none changes the chosen string:

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#IfWinActive ahk_class Notepad++
+!1::
+!2::
	; Call Style Configurator:
	Send !t{down}{enter}
	
	; give control plenty of time to build up:
	sleep 3000
	
	; choose the string:
	if (A_ThisHotkey="+!1")
		Control ChooseString, Courier New, ComboBox2 
	else
		GuiControl, ChooseString, ComboBox2, Courier New 
	Return

BTW, this led to the more general question “Graphical User Interface” vs “Window Controls”.

[jmeneses]

Hello Micromegas,
Graphical User Interface GuiControl only works in windows created with AHK

Try this

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#IfWinActive ahk_class Notepad++
+!1::
+!2::
DDLChoice := A_ThisHotkey="+!1" ? "Arial" : "Courier New"
Send !t{down}{enter}   ; ;Call Style Configurator:
WinWaitActive ahk_class #32770 ahk_exe notepad++.exe
ControlFocus, ComboBox2, ahk_class #32770 ahk_exe notepad++.exe
Control, ChooseString, % DDLChoice, ComboBox2 ,A
Return

[Micromegas]

Thanks, this works!

[jmeneses]

ControlFocus is not necessary

[Micromegas]

ControlFocus is not necessary

Oh, indeed! So the A in Control, ChooseString, % DDLChoice, ComboBox2 ,A gets its reference from WinWaitActive not from ControlFocus. BTW, it also works with Sleep instead of WinWaitActive, (in which case one has to set the WinTitle, since there's no A). (Not that that's preferable; I only wanted to pinpoint what fixed the problem. In fact, I had WinWaitActive originally, but thought the problem might be caused by the dropdown list needing more time.)

[jmeneses]

I prefer WinWaitActive because the window class #32770 is displayed more or less quickly according to the speed of the CPU, load of processes and more.

[Micromegas]

I prefer WinWaitActive because the window class #32770 is displayed more or less quickly according to the speed of the CPU, load of processes and more.

Of course; it was only for testing that I let it Sleep in the first place. I just had wanted to rule out the possibility that WinWaitActive fired before the DropDownList was fully populated. And then I wanted to minimize the differences between your code and mine so I could pinpoint the deciding functional change.