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Macro programs - advice sought...
rjbull:
kfitting: Thanks, that's clearer, though I have no experience of VB. I'm not ig on hotkeys - prefer a menu, I think - so maybe AutoIt might be a better choice.
Did you know that there's a new version of AutoHotKey, hot off the press?
"The latest version is 1.0.40.00 (released October 11, 2005"
SneakAttack:
AutoHotKey www.AutoHotkey.com
PowerPro http://powerpro.webeddie.com/
MacroMaker http://members.ij.net/anthonymathews/MacroMaker.htm
AceMacro www.hiteksoftware.com
Makro Tool and RunCMD http://hintenaus.at
WindowsScript http://home1.gte.net/res0mbu5/windows.htm
-Stefan (August 23, 2005, 07:57 AM)
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You forgot to mention WireKeys - http://www.wiredplane.com/wirekeys/
It has scriptiong engine (JScript, VB). You can control windows and applications from scripts using additional commands: For example you can send messages to windows with specific class (if you are a programmer :) it is a good way to avoid creating simple applications instead of simple macros) and many other things. Pre-created hotkey slots for thouthands actions (minimize window to tray, ontop, etc,etc), all with some unique features - for example, after minimizing window to tray you can still acces it`s *main* menu - it is reattached to tray icon. i never seen such function in other applications of that kind. hotkeys can include multimedia buttons and such nifty thigs as "double press". For example you can assign action to pressing Ctrl-C-C. I am using "Close active application" via "Press Esc 3 times" hotkey, so pressing Escape 3 times i am closing applications that do not support esc as closing button at all...
Some other features: Additional clipboard (each with its own hotkey for pasting/copying and history of use), history of clips for standard clipboard, keyboard/mouse recording (can be even recorded into JScript SendKey sequence). inline text calculator (type 2+2= in any window, select this text and press hotkey - and it will be replaced by arithmetical result! not only arithmetical of course - all Math operations are available). or you can select link or word "notepad" and press hotkey to start selected as it was typed in the command line. By the way, the most significant feature with macros - they can be used for simple text processing! in other word WireKeys can use selected text as input for macros and replace selection with macro execution result. The most simple example (for cpp developers) is adding comment separators /* */ to selected block of code... hotkeys can be scheduled to run at secified time, many features, in other words
This tool was made by developer and for developers.
P.S. sorry for bad enaglish - i am from Russia %)
mouser:
just checking the nice wiredplane website - wirekeys also supports some nice plugins and has an sdk for writing them.
they also offer free registration if you help them translate and they have some freeware tools too.
CGA:
I'm surprised nobody mentioned Automat, http://www.networkautomation.com/automate/user/?CFID=525785&CFTOKEN=13472334. I've tried alot of macro programs but for me this is the only one that does what I want. The others are mainly lacking in the triggering department. Automate has an extensive amount of options for triggering and has a very nice interface. A little heavy on the resources and a bit expensive but very well worth it.
brotherS:
I'm surprised nobody mentioned Automat, http://www.networkautomation.com/automate/user/?CFID=525785&CFTOKEN=13472334. I've tried alot of macro programs but for me this is the only one that does what I want. The others are mainly lacking in the triggering department. Automate has an extensive amount of options for triggering and has a very nice interface. A little heavy on the resources and a bit expensive but very well worth it.
-CGA (October 29, 2005, 03:56 PM)
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Why nobody mentioned it? Well, I think it's because the community is pretty small and because it's not freeware? :D (At least that's what it looks like)
Read https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=1167.0 ?
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