From https://autohotkey.com/docs/misc/WinTitle.htm#ahk_class A window class is a set of attributes that the system uses as a template to create a window. In other words, the class name of the window identifies what type of window it is. In other words you can use it to identify windows of the same type, if you open notepad the … Read more
I’m trying to set it up so that I can activate a script on AutoHotKey that will use my discord app in the background and send a specified message every three hours. It would be best if the three hours were set on specified times, such as 12, 3, 6, 9, 12, etc. I’m mostly … Read more
Whenever I try to launch the Windows Spy utility in AutoHotkey, it fails with an error “Could not launch file: U:\Software\AutoHotkey_1.1.26.00\AU3_Spy.exe“ Initially I thought that I may have had a corrupted download. However, after redownloading AHK from the official website, I could not find any file named AU3_Spy.exe in ahk.zip. After some research, I’ve discovered … Read more
Add an emergency exit hotkey The most reliable method of ending an active script is to pre-emptively include an emergency ExitApp hotkey. A common practice is to place the following at the bottom of any script. You can also set hotkeys to pause, suspend, or reload your script. Log off On Windows 10/8/7/Vista, you can … Read more
I’ve used both very much. AutoHotKey is very good at managing hotkeys and basic GUI automation. It’s syntax is horrible and it’s not meant for bigger applications. AutoIt has almost every feature AutoHotKey has and much more. COM-automation support, arrays and a pretty nice UDF (User Defined Functions) library. It’s harder to build complex hotkeys … Read more