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This script lets you control iTunes with global hotkeys and visual feedback.

14.4.09: New Version (1.0). Now COM.ahk from Sean is used (http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/topic22923.html).
27.9.09: Version 1.1. Bug fixes.
16.12.09: Version 1.2. New features: change playlist, search dead tracks, bug fixes
4.12.10: Version 1.3. Unicode-Version for AHK_L (native COM support). Bug fixes and improvements.
17.10.11: Both scripts have been adapted for newer versions of iTunes. Lyric search has been improved.



Download latest version (1.2) for AHK_Basic: http://www.autohotkey.net/~ophthalmos/iTHotk12.ahk
Download latest version (1.3) for AHK_L: http://www.autohotkey.net/~ophthalmos/iTHotk13.ahk

Ohne code-Tag gehen leider alle Zeileneinzüge flöten (sofern überhaupt welche vorhanden waren). Etwas, was bei einem Script > 3 Zeilen absolut kontraproduktiv ist.

Please use LTrim Join and break your lines.

But very impressive script.

One thing I noticed:

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I have no idea why I can't see the code I posted, must be on my end.

Wow ophthalmos,

I just downloaded this and it is great. Excellent job!

ehagood

I've changed the first message and posted a new version of the code.
Version 1.0 used ws4ahk.ahk, written by erictheturtle.
Version 2 uses COM.ahk by Sean because it allows to evaluate events.

Actually I learned my first ahk two months ago by going line by line through your first version, because I planned to make some extensions to iTunes myself. Thank you very much for that. It helped a lot to get things started.

Later I discovered Infogulch's script and I liked it even a little bit better because of the COM usage which has the advantage of processing events, like you stated correcly. That was a good lesson, too. Thanks to infogulch for that.

I'm looking forward to examine your code and perhaps I am able to learn again something although I have now already some experience with the COM thing. I'll my post my iTunes script in a few weeks (still very beta) and may be it will be interesting for you, too. Although I assume that some of my extensions are quite special for my needs

Anyway many thanks for the said reasons.

There are a few language issues that need to be fixed.

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It'd also be great to have the script check to see if iTunes is already running. Also to have the option for the script to exit iTunes or not and to start iTunes or not.

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wow thank you for writing this, probably the most complete iTUnes I've seen, save me so much time using iTunes

My questions/suggestions:

- Everytime I open iTunes/the script, it automatically play the first song of the first album, which is annoying since then i have to pause it manually, how do I disable this?

- I know you can do this by editing the script, but still, would you add the options to allow users to choose what kind of tags to be shown, or could you tell me how to do that manually?

for exp, I don't care about my song's bit rate & file size or song duration that much, and would only needs song name, artist name & album name along with album cover.

Thank you very much

Dear folks, thank you for the feedback.

To Voltron43: I’ve corrected the script with yours suggestions. Thank you very much.

I have avoided adding options, because this needs an additional ini-file or registry-entries. I am afraid of the work.

For calling the script, I use another script (my ever-running script) with the following code:



I hope this enables one of your wishes at least.

One little INI file isn't really an issue when it adds tons of value to the script. You can also use the AHK file as your INI as long as you don't compile it, just wrap the INI sections in /* comments.

Why are you using 3 levels of WinExist?

You can either comment/remove line 138 or add a PlayPause line right after line 139. I do the latter to load the song info in the popup window.

I've also edited line 143 to minimize iTunes upon startup.

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An extended version with the possibility of individual settings for the modifier hotkeys and the behavior at start-up can be downloaded as an exe-file from this website. Those who want the source code are welcome to contact me. Use the formula on that site.

Hi people!

I've been using this script for a couple days, and i've noticed that autohotkey (not compiled) gives an error in music files larger than 17 minutes, while playing pordcast or larger music files