With a simple AutoHotkey script, you can tell your computer to launch different programs on startup with different combinations of the Caps Lock, Num Lock and Scroll Lock functions turned on.
Batch file renamers, photo organisers and other automation tools have saved people countless hours. Despite the all the tasks that are automated, you still run into terribly tedious ones that aren’t. Create custom AutoHotkey scripts to breeze through tedious tasks.
Windows only: There’s no question that the Windows command prompt is anaemic, but even if you upgrade it with Cygwin, you’re still left with a console window that won’t let you scroll backwards with the keyboard. Here’s the fix.
Windows only: If you frequently send yourself quick email reminders, you can save yourself a lot of time by setting up a shortcut key that sends yourself an email without having to open an email client or browser.
If you hop between the regular applications and the command prompt with any frequency, the lack of CTRL+V paste is frustrating. Tweak the Windows command prompt to support keyboard-based pasting with a simple AutoHotkey script.
We recently featured a way to launch applications and perform actions on another computer with Dropbox and AutoHotkey, but it was a bit complicated. Here’s an updated version that just requires a quick keyboard shortcut and a bit of AutoHotkey scripting knowledge.
If you do most of your editing in a plain text environment, you don’t get to take advantage of time-saving features like easily replacing text with hyperlinks—but a quick AutoHotkey script can make it much easier.
newVideoPlayer( {"type":"video","player":"http://www.youtube.com/v/8iyP1hSKhLI&hl=en&fs=1&fmt=22","customParams":[] ,"width":570,"height":281.25,"ratio":0.824,"flashData":"","embedName":null,"objectId":null,"noEmbed":false,"source":"youtube","wrap":true,"agegate":false} );
Earlier this week we shared a handy file-renaming shortcut that works in Windows 7 and Vista (see video). Reader derilium put together a script that brings the same functionality to XP.
It’s no secret that we’re huge fans of using the AutoHotkey scripting language, and we use it religiously to automate Windows tasks and save time. Here’s a handful of useful scripts and tricks to help you become an AutoHotkey expert.
Have you ever wanted to pin a note to your taskbar, reminding you about the one thing that you should be doing? Here’s a way to do it without installing any extra software.
