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AutoHotkey

Lessons

• manage AHK script
  • #F1::Run "c:\Program Files\Vim\vim72\gvim.exe" "C:\Documents and Settings\tyflser\My Documents\AutoHotkey.ahk"
  • #F2::Reload
• change script editor
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AutoHotkeyScript\Shell\Edit\Command
• start app with a specific position and size
  • Run "C:\Program Files\PuTTY\putty.exe" -load seedea
  • WinWait seedea.org - PuTTY
  • WinMove, 0, 548
  • return
  • note that Putty has restrictions (step by step resizing) which can eventually be overcame through its startup options
• start text editor then paste the current buffer in it
  • Run c:\Program Files\Vim\vim72\gvim.exe
  • WinWait [No Name] - GVIM
  • WinActivate
  • Send ^v
  • return
• Escape Flash application from Vimperator
  • echo "MouseClick, left, 266, 771" > c:\bottomclick.ahk
  • #z::Run c:\bottomclick.ahk
• bind Windows+Fn key to start a program
  • #F8::Run cmd /k CD /d e:\home\utopiah

See also

• Official website AutoHotkey.com
• #ahk channel on freenode
• ironahk rewrite of AutoHotkey for .NET and Mono to provide cross-platform compatibility, increased performance and smaller binary file sizes for compiled scripts.
• AutoIt Script freeware Windows automation language.
• CoScripter from IBM Research
• Vimperator and Vim through their macro and autocmd functions
• Kommand – An AutoHotKey Script that does VIM-Like Text Editing and Window Management by Kylir Horton, Kylir's Website 2009
• xbindkeys

To do

1. share Path:/pub/toolsfiles/AutoHotkey.ahk (02/04/2011 version)
2. http://www.autohotkey.com/docs/commands/WinMove.htm is also used to resize a window

Note

My notes on Tools gather what I know or want to know. Consequently they are not and will never be complete references. For this, official manuals and online communities provide much better answers.