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I don't know if it is a realistic idea, but I think it is probably at least a good one (if this can be done) !
The goal is to provide a default target application to subsequent Send commands.
The syntax would be : SendTo [WinTitle, WinText, ExcludeTitle, ExcludeText]
These parameters have the same meanings as in the windows/control commands, like WinGet or ControlGet.
When a title is given, the subsequents Send/SendRaw/SendInput/SendPlay/SendEvent commands sends the keys to the window given in SendTo, regardless of the destination control (this is the point i'm not certain it can be done) : the keys will be directed (?) to the first control which can accept keys entry (as it isn't necessary, with a send command, to specify to which control the text must be sent, I think that my proposition can be OK but I'm not shure). A SendTo command without any parameter cancel the previous default target application defined by the SendTo command
So we should have :

That means that the target window for the SendInput and Send command would be, in this example, the Windows Notepad, until the SendTo command without parameter.
I don't think it would make double usage with ControlSend, as the goal is not to send the keys to a specific control in a window, but to the first one that accept text input, IMO.
The benefit, IMO, would be to be able to send keys to a default window, regardless of its state (active or not, visible or not, etc...)
May be is it a good idea ?

http://d.ahk4.me/~ControlSend

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May be it makes double usage, but i'm far to be shure it's the case.
Firstly, the goal is to make the subsequent send commands to send the keys by default to a specific app, not to a sepcific control of this app. So I think it is different from ControlSend
Secondly, at the opposite of the ControlSend command, you don't have to know to which control in the window you have to send the keys (so you don't have to know it's classname or name).
But may be I'm wrong ?
PS: IMO, SendTo can be eiher a command or a directive (#SendTo)

ControlSend can send just to a window, though, you can leave the control blank.

I like the idea of the command, but SendTo reminds me too much of the Right click menu option of explorer Send To...

Perhaps SendTarget or SendDefault? It is sort of like Gui, Default. You /can/ wire a Gui number on every line, or you can use Gui Default to set a target.

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I didn't know. Thanks for the info.
You are right when you say that the idea is to provide a default app as target of all the subsquent Send commands, for example : It can be a command or a directive, and it's name can be, as engunneer said, SendTarget or SendDefault, no problem for me.
I'm OK

I don't like this idea, but this is probably because I don't like all these defaults at all. I would suggest to get rid of all of them

If you need a specific default in a script you can write a short function that wraps the command

I think that what is good with this type of "default" commands is that they can make the life easier for some Autohotkey users, who like to use this type of facility, but that the ones who don't like them, as fragman, can work without.

Except for things like ListViews where they're required

I like the idea to set a default window for the send commands. Regarding naming, what about WinSetSend

SendSetWin might be better. WinSet* implies that it sets something about the window

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Or SendDefaultApp, may be ?

None of the traditional Send modes (event, input and play) support targeting a particular window, so setting which window to send to implies that the ControlSend method must be used. In that case, you can just set the Last Found Window and use ControlSend without specifying WinTitle.

Thanks for your answer, Lexicos.
I learned some things, thanks.
May be the idea is stupid, but would it be possible so to have this command, regardless of its name, doing something like that : Do you think it's realistic and ... desirable?
Thanks for your answer.

No.

For me, it's a pity, but you're the one who do the job. Respect. Thanks for your time. Topic ended.