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hi,

i was looking for a way to select files in explorer and quickly
back them up with a hotkey. at first i thought it wouldn't
be possible without using 3rd party tools but then i came up
wit ...

here's my take (i've been using this script for months and it works just fine for me):

Win+G activates the input box.

#g::
send {Ctrl}
inputbox, st,Google Search,,,,95,,,,,weather miami
if ...

Glad to see this is generating some interest and nice suggestions Cool

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I have amended the code in the original post with the 2 fixes suggested by OceanMachine. Thanks for this.

However, I will p ...

You can fix the hide-on-launch-app issue by checking if any icon is selected before performing the show/hide.
See SKAN's code at http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=41388

Robbo, glad you like it.

The script should be quite stable,
but if you encounter any bugs, please report.

Thanks for your feedback

I have taken SKAN's script above and replaced "toggledesktopicons"
with a variant that should do the job with less delay:

~LButton::
If ( A_PriorHotKey = A_ThisHotKey & ...

Whoa! Fantastic. Thanks so much, SKAN.

I'm spending way too much time on the computer.

Up to now, I was using a freeware app called TimeTracker to keep track of the total time I spend working on the computer per day. However it has a fe ...

Hi, thanks but I think I need some more help with this.
Not too familiar with dll calls from ahk...

Let's take the below code, for example.
What would be the simplest way to force the text to be ...

try adding the below commands at the top of your script

#InstallKeybdHook
SetKeyDelay 20, 20

does that help?

you can also search the forum for bf2 macros to get more ideas

Sorry for the delay, due to some real-life issues...

this is the post i was thinking of. (note that i haven't tried that
but it sounds like it might help you)

http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/ ...

Is it possible to force a text control to be antialiased or not (regardless
of the global preference set in the windows control panel) ?

I know for a fact that this kind of application specific ...

Your script looks fine to me... but i'm no expert... would be curious to see what the explanation is

hi,

what would be a simple way to display text in more than one color? For instance, "This is r=blue]blue lor=red]red
Gui, Add, text, cRed, y0 x10, This is blue and this is red
Gui, Show

Hi,

Is it possible to customize border color in the below example?
If not, any workarounds?

Thanks

Gui, Font, s32
Gui, Add, Text, border vMyText cRed, XOOXOXOXOXOOXOOX
Gui, show