Auto Hotkey Scripts

[Zombeaver]

Thanks for the help y'all! I ended up going with @JoeViking245's code and that's working like a champ. If anyone's curious what this looks like in practice you can see it here. This is the manual switcher.

 

[Zombeaver]

Back again.

Okay, so I'm trying to work out how to do some dynamic hotkeys based on the currently active window; i.e. if CDisplayEx is active, I want them to do one thing, and if it's not I want them to do nothing/behave as they would normally.

These aren't the specific keys (I'm actually going to be using Joy buttons) but I just want to get it working first before moving on to that.

$z::
if WinActive, Cdisplayex
    {
        Send, -
    }
    Else
    {
        Send, z
    }
Return

$x::
if WinActive, Cdisplayex
    {
        Send, =
    }
    Else
    {
        Send, x
    }
Return

The "Else" portion of these seem to be working because they're sending z and x, but the problem is that they're still sending just z and x even when Cdisplayex is active.

[JoeViking245]

Is "Cdisplayex" the Window title or the exe file_name?  I think the "If WinActive" is looking for a window title and it's not directly finding it.  Title (I think) need to be exact.  So "Spider Man 01-01 - Cdisplayex" will not be found the same way.   Anyway, so it then jumps the the Else statement.  Try:

$z::
if WinActive("ahk_class Cdisplayex")
{
   Send, -
}
Else
{
   Send, z
}
Return

Or tidy things up a little..... (same result)

#if WinActive("ahk_class Cdisplayex")
:*:z::-
Return

The second you press "z", it'll instead send "-" ONLY if Cdisplayex is the active window.  Otherwise a Z by any other name is still a Z.  

Edited December 4, 2020 by JoeViking245

[Zombeaver]

The window title literally does just say "Cdisplayex" that's why I went with that. I'll try this way though.

[Zombeaver]

Yeah that's not working either.

I have - set to zoom out and = set to zoom in. It's not doing either though with the hotkey.

[JoeViking245]

I'll look into more in a little bit...  but try putting them in squiggly brackets.

Send, {-}
Send, {=}

 

[Zombeaver]

Nope, still nothing.

[Zombeaver]

Okay, got it. Using ahk_exe Cdisplayex.exe instead of ahk_class Cdisplayex works. Thanks!

[JoeViking245]

It's [very] case sensitive.  CDisplayEx

#if WinActive("ahk_class CDisplayEx")
:*:z::-
Return

 

[JoeViking245]

Just now, Zombeaver said:

Okay, got it. Using ahk_exe Cdisplayex.exe instead of ahk_class Cdisplayex works. Thanks!

That was my next guess.   Glad it's working!

[Zombeaver]

Okay, so, the next question is, where exactly would I put that in the existing code? I tried putting it above the Function1 section but that didn't work (breaks the rest of it).

#SingleInstance Force
#WinActivateForce

Gui, +AlwaysOnTop
Gui, -Caption            ;removes caption and border
Gui, color, Black                ; sets window color
Gui, Add, Picture, W%A_ScreenWidth% H%A_ScreenHeight%,
Gui, Show, , Blocker

SetTitleMatchMode, 2
WinWait, Cdisplayex
WinSet, Transparent, 0, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
WinWait, RetroArch VICE
WinActivate, RetroArch VICE
Sleep, 200
Gui, -AlwaysOnTop
Gui, Hide
Hotkey, ~NumpadSub & NumpadEnter, Function1

Loop
{
   IF ProcessExist("Retroarch.exe")
   { 
      IF ProcessExist("CDisplayEX.exe")
      {}
      Else
      {
         Gui, Hide
         run, nomousy.exe
         Sleep, 500
         Process, Close, nomousy.exe
         ExitApp
      }
   }
   Else
   {
      Winclose, Cdisplayex
      Gui, Hide
      run, nomousy.exe
      Sleep, 500
      Process, Close, nomousy.exe
      ExitApp
   }
   Sleep, 1500
} 

ProcessExist(Name){
   Process,Exist,%Name%
   return Errorlevel
}

Return

Function1:
run, nomousy.exe /hide
Gui, Show, , Blocker
SetTitleMatchMode, 2
WinSet, AlwaysOnTop, On, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
WinActivate, Cdisplayex
WinSet, Transparent, 0, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 20, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 40, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 60, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 80, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 100, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 120, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 140, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 160, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 180, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 200, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 220, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 240, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, Off, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Gui, Hide
  Hotkey, ~NumpadSub & NumpadEnter, Function2
Gui, Show, NA, Blocker
WinSet, AlwaysOnTop, Off, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe

Return

Function2:
SetTitleMatchMode, 2
WinSet, Transparent, 240, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 220, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 200, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 180, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 160, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 140, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 120, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 100, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 80, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 60, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 40, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 20, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 0, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Gui +AlwaysOnTop
Sleep, 250
WinActivate, RetroArch VICE
Sleep, 250
WinSet, AlwaysOnTop, On, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Gui -AlwaysOnTop
Gui, Hide
run, nomousy.exe
  Hotkey, ~NumpadSub & NumpadEnter, Function1  
Return

[Zombeaver]

I also tried this but that didn't work either.

Spoiler

 

#SingleInstance Force
#WinActivateForce

Gui, +AlwaysOnTop
Gui, -Caption            ;removes caption and border
Gui, color, Black                ; sets window color
Gui, Add, Picture, W%A_ScreenWidth% H%A_ScreenHeight%,
Gui, Show, , Blocker

SetTitleMatchMode, 2
WinWait, Cdisplayex
WinSet, Transparent, 0, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
WinWait, RetroArch VICE
WinActivate, RetroArch VICE
Sleep, 200
Gui, -AlwaysOnTop
Gui, Hide
Hotkey, ~NumpadSub & NumpadEnter, Function1

Loop
{
   IF ProcessExist("Retroarch.exe")
   { 
      IF ProcessExist("CDisplayEX.exe")
      {}
      Else
      {
         Gui, Hide
         run, nomousy.exe
         Sleep, 500
         Process, Close, nomousy.exe
         ExitApp
      }
   }
   Else
   {
      Winclose, Cdisplayex
      Gui, Hide
      run, nomousy.exe
      Sleep, 500
      Process, Close, nomousy.exe
      ExitApp
   }
   Sleep, 1500
} 

ProcessExist(Name){
   Process,Exist,%Name%
   return Errorlevel
}

Return

Loop
{
#if WinActive("ahk_exe Cdisplayex.exe")
:*:z::-
Return

#if WinActive("ahk_exe Cdisplayex.exe")
:*:x::=
Return
}

Return

Function1:
run, nomousy.exe /hide
Gui, Show, , Blocker
SetTitleMatchMode, 2
WinSet, AlwaysOnTop, On, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
WinActivate, Cdisplayex
WinSet, Transparent, 0, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 20, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 40, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 60, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 80, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 100, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 120, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 140, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 160, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 180, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 200, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 220, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 240, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, Off, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Gui, Hide
  Hotkey, ~NumpadSub & NumpadEnter, Function2
Gui, Show, NA, Blocker
WinSet, AlwaysOnTop, Off, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe

Return

Function2:
SetTitleMatchMode, 2
WinSet, Transparent, 240, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 220, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 200, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 180, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 160, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 140, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 120, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 100, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 80, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 60, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 40, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 20, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 0, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Gui +AlwaysOnTop
Sleep, 250
WinActivate, RetroArch VICE
Sleep, 250
WinSet, AlwaysOnTop, On, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Gui -AlwaysOnTop
Gui, Hide
run, nomousy.exe
  Hotkey, ~NumpadSub & NumpadEnter, Function1  
Return

 

 

[Zombeaver]

Worst case scenario I can bake it into other scripts that I'm running in parallel anyway, but I would prefer to keep it all self-contained if possible (which it seems like it should be).

[JoeViking245]

It doesn't need to be in a loop.  The # tells it to make the hotkey always available/checked.  Also get rid of the last "Return" at the same time you get rid of the loop.

I've never done an extensive script like this with hotkeys in it.  So I don't know if it's ok to put it after the other [awesome looking] loop that checks when 1 or the other programs close.  To be safe, I'd say put before.  But ya, take it out of its' loop.

;Loop
;{
#if WinActive("ahk_exe Cdisplayex.exe")
:*:z::-
Return

#if WinActive("ahk_exe Cdisplayex.exe")
:*:x::=
Return
;}

;Return

Can probably even throw them in at the top right after #WinActivateForce.

[Zombeaver]

I think I actually tried that, honestly. I tried the loop after not using one didn't work. We'll see.

[Zombeaver]

Yeah, that does not work. That borks the whole rest of the script.

[jayjay]

1 hour ago, JoeViking245 said:

 

;Loop
;{
#if WinActive("ahk_exe Cdisplayex.exe")
:*:z::-
Return

#if WinActive("ahk_exe Cdisplayex.exe")
:*:x::=
Return
;}

;Return

 

If you put this at the top of the script and you have "return" then whatever is after the return wont get executed? Long time since I played with ahk.

 

Cant you just:

$z::
if WinActive("ahk_exe Cdisplayex.exe") //might need to check the quotes are correct
{
   Send, -
   msgbox "im sending -" //check to see if button press is working
}
Else
{
   Send, z
   msgbox "im sending z"
}
Return

At the bottom of script?

[Zombeaver]

If I put it at the top, the blocker, the watchdog loop, etc. don't start correctly, and the hotkey to swap to CDisplayEx doesn't work.

If I put it above Function1 the hotkey to swap to CDisplayEx doesn't work correctly.

If I put it in Function 1 above the swap hotkey, the hotkey to swap to CDisplayEx doesn't work correctly.

If I put it at the bottom the hotkey to swap to CDisplayEx doesn't work correctly.

[Zombeaver]

I'm not having any luck putting it anywhere. It's essentially blocking everything that comes after it and stopping the other hotkeys from functioning no matter where it's located.

If I put it in a completely separate script running alongside it's fine. I feel like there should be a way to make it work in the same script though.

I simplified it even further to:

#if WinActive("ahk_exe Cdisplayex.exe")
:*:z::-
:*:x::=
Return

[jayjay]

Could try putting loop in a timer and use getkeystate:

#Persistent
#SingleInstance Force
#WinActivateForce

Gui, +AlwaysOnTop
Gui, -Caption            ;removes caption and border
Gui, color, Black                ; sets window color
Gui, Add, Picture, W%A_ScreenWidth% H%A_ScreenHeight%,
Gui, Show, , Blocker

SetTitleMatchMode, 2
WinWait, Cdisplayex
WinSet, Transparent, 0, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
WinWait, RetroArch VICE
WinActivate, RetroArch VICE
Sleep, 200
Gui, -AlwaysOnTop
Gui, Hide
Hotkey, ~NumpadSub & NumpadEnter, Function1

SetTimer, MyFunction, 1000 ;put previous loop in timer, bottom of script

Loop
{   
    KeyIsDown := GetKeyState("z")
   
    if (KeyIsDown == 0) ;key not down
    {
       	
    }
	else ;key is down
	{
		if WinActive("ahk_exe Cdisplayex.exe") 
		{
			Send, -
			msgbox "im sending -"
		}
		else
		{
			Send, z
			msgbox "im sending z"
		}
		
		KeyWait z
	}   
} 

ProcessExist(Name){
   Process,Exist,%Name%
   return Errorlevel
}

Return

Function1:
run, nomousy.exe /hide
Gui, Show, , Blocker
SetTitleMatchMode, 2
WinSet, AlwaysOnTop, On, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
WinActivate, Cdisplayex
WinSet, Transparent, 0, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 20, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 40, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 60, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 80, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 100, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 120, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 140, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 160, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 180, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 200, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 220, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 240, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, Off, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Gui, Hide
  Hotkey, ~NumpadSub & NumpadEnter, Function2
Gui, Show, NA, Blocker
WinSet, AlwaysOnTop, Off, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe

Return

Function2:
SetTitleMatchMode, 2
WinSet, Transparent, 240, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 220, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 200, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 180, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 160, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 140, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 120, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 100, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 80, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 60, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 40, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 20, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Sleep, 10
WinSet, Transparent, 0, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Gui +AlwaysOnTop
Sleep, 250
WinActivate, RetroArch VICE
Sleep, 250
WinSet, AlwaysOnTop, On, ahk_exe CDisplayEx.exe
Gui -AlwaysOnTop
Gui, Hide
run, nomousy.exe
  Hotkey, ~NumpadSub & NumpadEnter, Function1  
Return

MyFunction:
{
	
	IF ProcessExist("Retroarch.exe")
   { 
      IF ProcessExist("CDisplayEX.exe")
      {}
      Else
      {
         Gui, Hide
         run, nomousy.exe
         Sleep, 500
         Process, Close, nomousy.exe
         ExitApp
      }
   }
   Else
   {
      Winclose, Cdisplayex
      Gui, Hide
      run, nomousy.exe
      Sleep, 500
      Process, Close, nomousy.exe
      ExitApp
   }
}