IDEA: App to automatically refresh an inactive window.

[rsteward]

I would like to refresh a window on a set interval (like browser extensions do).  Is there an AUTOHOTKEY solution to sending F5 (or other keystrokes) to an inactive window (non-browser app)? 

[skwire]

Consider this:

Code: Autohotkey [Select]

1. #Persistent
2. SetTitleMatchMode, 2
3.  
4. WindowMatchText := "Notepad"
5. RefreshInterval := 2000 ; Milliseconds.
6.  
7. SetTimer, WindowRefresh, % RefreshInterval
8.  
9. Return ; End of auto-execute section.
10.  
11.  
12. WindowRefresh:
13. {
14.     ControlSend, , {F5}, % WindowMatchText
15. }
16. Return

[rsteward]

Is this for AutoHotkey Basic, AutoHotkey_L, etc?

[skwire]

Any flavour of AHK will work with that.