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AutoHotKey#

Resources#

Scripts & Snippets#

SendMode#

It's usually good to add this line to the top of any AHK script, but it's not always the ideal option. See the AHK docs for more information.

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SendMode Input

Common Replacements#

Here are some common replacements you might be interested in using. >! denotes Right Alt.

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>!t::Send ™
>!e::Send é
>!c::Send ¢
>!m::Send µ
>!.::Send •

Version#

This will tell you what version of AHK is running.

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Msgbox % "v" A_AhkVersion " " (A_PtrSize = 4 ? 32 : 64) "-bit " (A_IsUnicode ? "Unicode" : "ANSI")

Always on Top#

This allows you to toggle whether a window is always on top of other windows or not. The keybinding set here is Left Ctrl+Space.

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<^Space:: WinSet, AlwaysOnTop, Toggle, A

Toggle Hidden#

This toggles whether hidden items are hidden or not in File Explorer. The keybinding set here is Win+H.

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; WINDOWS KEY + H TOGGLES HIDDEN FILES 
#h:: 
RegRead, HiddenFiles_Status, HKEY_CURRENT_USER, Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced, Hidden 
If HiddenFiles_Status = 2  
RegWrite, REG_DWORD, HKEY_CURRENT_USER, Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced, Hidden, 1 
Else  
RegWrite, REG_DWORD, HKEY_CURRENT_USER, Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced, Hidden, 2 
WinGetClass, eh_Class,A 
If (eh_Class = "#32770" OR A_OSVersion = "WIN_VISTA") 
send, {F5} 
Else PostMessage, 0x111, 28931,,, A 
Return

Tray Icons#

If you have many AHK scripts and don't want them all having the same green H tray icon, you can add a line like this to set it to something else.

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Menu, Tray, Icon, shell32.dll, 75