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Making a key command into an icon
Hey theymos, quick question;
Is it possible to make a keyboard key's action into an icon? Say I have something bound to F10 or F11, but would rather double click an icon on the desktop rather than press the key, is that possible? I'm on Windows XP.
Thanks!
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Yes, that can be easily done using autohotkey:
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Autohotkey only runs when invoked. It won't be running all the time.
You can use the included script creator or write the scripts yourself. The AHK language is very easy. Here's a list of commands:
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SEND and CLICK are especially important.
The command to "press" f10 is:
send {f10}
This will wait 5 seconds, and then press F10 every 1.5 seconds:
sleep 5000
loop{
send {f10}
sleep 1500
}
You can stop it by right clicking on the AHK logo in the lower right and selecting "exit" or "pause script".
This will select the topmost window with "Mozilla Firefox" in the title and then press f10:
settitlematchmode, 2
winactivate, Mozilla Firefox
send {f10}
You can create the file/icon by opening AutoScriptWriter, inputting the desired commands in the large textbox, and pressing "save". Once the file is created, just double-click it to run the script. You can edit the script by opening it in any text editor (like notepad). It can be put in the quick start or start bar, like any program.
Contact me if you need more help with this. I'm very familiar with AHK.
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