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AutoHotkey: Component Object Model

Frankie Bagnardi — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:08:34 +0000

This tutorial covers some of the basic ideas of automating Internet Explorer and other COM enabled applications in AutoHotkey. In the first video we have three versions of the same script. This is about as basic as a COM script gets. I use this as a template when I do Internet Explorer scripting. pwb := [...]

Secret Android Camera in Python (computer controlled)

Frankie Bagnardi — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 16:00:41 +0000

This is project has been on my mental TODO list for some time now. I finally sat down and finished it. We’re creating a remote controlled camera where the remote is our computer and the camera is in our Android cell phone. See a Demo This video shows the end result. Take a look. YouTube: [...]

AutoHotkey Tutorial: Functions

Frankie Bagnardi — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 04:23:16 +0000

Moving right along with our 9th video tutorial we discuss functions in AutoHotkey. Functions are a general programming concept but we’re focusing on automation tasks. Watch the video and see the example code we used. The Video The Code This is the end result of the video. I put everything in separate files so we [...]

AutoHotkey: Graphic User Interfaces

Frankie Bagnardi — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:16:31 +0000

New video tutorial! We make a Graphic User Interface (GUI) that works a lot like Notepad. By the end of the video you can have a window that you can type data into and then save it either with Control-S or a save button. We make it all!

Scare the Trick-or-treaters with Spooky Sounds

Frankie Bagnardi — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 19:41:29 +0000

In just a few hours the children will be hitting the streets to come take your candy. I like my candy! Let’s make a quick sound loop of spooky sounds to try and scare them away. {Insert mechanical laughter here.} You can click here to download the audio file. If you just want to hear [...]

If Not True Then False: Write Clear Code!

Frankie Bagnardi — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 18:19:48 +0000

For reasons beyond my understanding people want to write code in the shortest way possible — especially when writing scripts. This includes leaving out comments, removing white-space, and maybe worst of all: combining multiple statements into one line! This applies to most languages, but we’ll use Python where this is easiest to show. Recently I’ve [...]

AutoHotkey: Making the Hotkeys

Frankie Bagnardi — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 23:10:59 +0000

Continuing from where we left off with Send, we’re now going to respond to user input, instead of simulating it. What are often called “Keyboard Shortcuts,” in AutoHotkey we call them “Hotkeys.” Learn how to make and use them productively. Video One In the first video we introduce the idea of hotkeys. They are completely [...]

AutoHotkey Tutorial: Artificial Input

Frankie Bagnardi — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 22:56:37 +0000

AutoHotkey has powerful commands that let your computer type, click, and move the mouse for you. We’re going to look at two screencasts (5 minutes each) giving examples on how it works, and then elaborate on it after. In the first one we mainly focus on the Send command, and it’s friends SendInput and SendPlay. [...]

AutoHotkey Tutorial: When to use %, and when not to

Frankie Bagnardi — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 00:54:00 +0000

If you’re just starting out your bound to run into these problems. Arguably the most confusing part of AutoHotkey is that sometimes you call a variable SomeVariable and others you call it %SomeVariable%. This video tries to draw some rules around it to make remembering easier. Watch it and then read the follow up. Here [...]

AutHotkey Tutorial: Variables

Frankie Bagnardi — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 21:50:36 +0000

Variables are very important to programming. All you really need to know right now is that you can put three kinds of values into them: strings, numbers, and objects. Watch the video to get the general idea. Let’s Review: Variables are like containers. You put values into them and they remember until the program exits. [...]