I like the idea of Jack Dunning's InstantHotkey but I much prefer hotstrings, which I can remember, to hotkeys, which I often can't. Thus this script. Feedback appreciated, of course. Load it several times if you need several instant hotstrings. Note: If you don't enter a hotstring, but do enter a replacement, it's just going to exit without warning (at least in this incarnation). Edit April 2, 2018. Doesn't exit if you don't enter a hotstring, shows a message and returns to the GUI when you click OK. Now uses clipboard instead of SendRaw. Edit April 4, 2018. Does require AHK v1.1.28.00+ to be able to run (thanks, derz00)! Edit April 13, 2018. Changed 'OldClip = Clipboard' to OldClip = %Clipboard%. Yikes... MAJOR BUG: At present, the hotstrings WILL NOT display '#'. Still looking for a fix 4-13-18 Added :R*: to send hotstring raw.
EDIT: New version April 13, 2018. Now uses clipboard in the proper place, by using NewText := Hotstring(":X*R:"Hstring, "TextAdd"). The label TextAdd now (properly) sends the replacement string via the clipboard. Huge speed increase with large replacement texts.
; InstantHotstring.ahk ; AHK v1.1.28.00+ required! ; by burque505 ; Language: English ; Platform: Win7 SP1, 64-bit ; Version 0.0.6 April 13, 2018 ; Tested with AHK v1.1.28.02 ; ; FREELY ADAPTED FROM InstantHotkey.ahk by Jack Dunning ; (http://www.computoredge.com/AutoHotkey/Free_AutoHotkey_Scripts_and_Apps_for_Learning_and_Generating_Ideas.html#instanthotkey) ; ; InstantHotstring.ahk ; Script Function: ; This little script uses the Hotstrings() function new in AHK 1.1.28+ ; Load multiple times for multiple InstantHotstrings. ; Mouse over the tray icon for each instance: ; a tooltip with the hotstring and replacement (or at least a couple of lines of it) will pop up. ; ; ; Changes: SetupString now takes advantage of the :X: parameter. This allows calling a label
global TextInsert ; I'm not sure if this needs to be global
#NoEnv; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases. SendMode Input ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability. SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir% ; Ensures a consistent starting directory.
SetupString: Gui, Submit If OldHotstring !={ Hotstring(Reset) If HString != { NewText := Hotstring(":X*R:"Hstring,"TextAdd") ; Line above - ":X*R:" sends raw and allows jumping to a label. ; See https://autohotkey.com/docs/commands/Hotstring.htm } Else{ msgbox No hotstring! gosub, ShowHotstring }
This is a nice tool. Any chance you could get it to output to an ahk file so that the set keys can be saved? P.S. I am very new to AHK. Loving the simplicity.
Draygoes wrote:This is a nice tool. Any chance you could get it to output to an ahk file so that the set keys can be saved? P.S. I am very new to AHK. Loving the simplicity.
I always thought, the simplicity of :*:ftw::Free the whales (no ending character needed, like in the script above) is already pretty high.
So that is what the script is using? I was thinking that it was exporting as functions because it does not require you to press the space bar to auto replace as ::lol::laugh out loud does.
burque505's script above uses the new Hotstring() function to create a hotstring on the fly, but I think the specific use case for this script is mainly to create temporary hotstrings that I don't want to keep after finishing a specific task. Otherwise, if I wanted to keep a hotstring, I would just use the normal hotstring syntax like shown above and add it directly to a script.
But it would surely be possible to add a hotstring ceated with this script to an ahk-file, for example via FileAppend (this would add it at the end, but that would be fine for a hotstring).
Edited to clarify
Last edited by gregster on 04 Apr 2018, 23:07, edited 1 time in total.
Thanks for your response. The main thing that I wanted to do I have solved, but it probably would not hurt for others using the software if it appends all commands to the end of its own file, or even a new on that can be included at will. Seems like the next logical step to me. Anyway, I digress. Great work on the program friend!
I also thank them!