Put In brackets

[Contro]

I would a little script for a simple purpose.
I select a phrase and with a hotkey i am able to put a character before the phrase and other after

Example :

I want to eat


I apply the hotkey control+alt+win+4 and obtain

*I want to eat\


Is it possible ?

[skwire]

Code: (autohotkey)

^!#4::
{
    Send, ^c
    ClipWait, 5
    Clipboard := "*" . Clipboard . "\"
}
Return

[Contro]

Code: (autohotkey)

^!#4::
{
    Send, ^c
    ClipWait, 5
    Clipboard := "*" . Clipboard . "\"
}
Return

Oh my God!!!!!!!!

Running to try
Best Regards

[Contro]

I come to see....

"this is the text"


"this is the text"


Don't go. What am i doing bad

Code

#NoEnv  ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases.
#Warn  ; Recommended for catching common errors.
SendMode Input  ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability.
SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir%  ; Ensures a consistent starting directory.
^!#4::
{
    Send, ^c
    ClipWait, 5
    Clipboard := "*" . Clipboard . "\"
}
Return

[Target]

are you selecting the text before you fire the hotkey, or just entering the text?

if you don't select the text there's nothing to copy so no changes are made...

do you also realise that the 'answer' is in the clipboard? You have to paste it in order to see the change

[Contro]

First I select the text "this is the text" and hit the hotkey control+alt+win+4 (ejem, 4 from the numerical keypad ?)
then paste

"this is the text"

nothing happen.


Repeat now with 4 from the alpabhetical keypad

~~~"this is the text"

~~~"this is the text"

and happen that


But even i have additionally to control+V
I think is better select the text, hit the hotkey and obtain in his place the converted chain.

[Ath]

I think is better select the text, hit the hotkey and obtain in his place the converted chain.

You won't be able to paste the text back into a web-browser, if you selected something there. (Or at least with some undesired by-effects)

Oh, I just copy/pasted and run Skwire's script and it works like a charm

[Renegade]

This finally got me to try out AutoHotkey... damn! It's pretty cool! That's so simple & fast. i.e.:

*That's so simple & fast.\

[Contro]

But that is not my purpose.

you have to go to other line and the target is format the selected line.

[PhilB66]

Oh, look what you've done to Contro... now he is angry and will not be asking for your help any longer. You are bad,bad, bad, Renegade. 

[Contro]

I am going to live in other planet

[Ath]

This would copy the result back, replacing the selected string by the new, bracketed, string:
((c) Skwire)

Code: (autohotkey)

^!#4::
{
    Send, ^c
    ClipWait, 5
    Clipboard := "*" . Clipboard . "\"
    ClipWait, 5
    Send, ^v
}
Return

"this is the text" <Select between quotes, Press ctrl-win-alt-4> -> "*this is the text\"  

[Contro]

Seems easy.
I will try right now

[Contro]

Nothing happen in my keyboard.

[Ath]

Nothing happen in my keyboard.

Hm, got something else taking that hotkey? Or does pressing the Win button require to also press another button like <Fn>, on some laptop keyboards?
You could replace the hotkey definition of ^!#4 by something simpler like ^4 so only Ctrl-4 needs to be pressed, just for testing.

Btw, what application is active when you apply the hotkey, after you have selected some text? (I've been testing with the forum-message 'Quick Reply' input-box of my browser)

[Contro]

thanks Ath.
May be. I am having problems with dancing clips in Ditto. I don't know why.
I'll modify the hotkey and comment.
Best Regards

[Contro]

Ath I am having some sort of problem I am trying to repair :

http://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=33623.new#new

We'll continue