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keyboardfreak
Joined: 09 Oct 2004
Posts: 196
Location: Budapest, Hungary
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 Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2004 4:48 pm Post subject: Incrementally switch between windows |
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Note: I don't use this script anymore, so there will be no more updates, but ezuk created a modifed version which is much better looking, so I suggest you to try that instead.
This is my second day using AutoHotkey and I'm wasting way too much time playing with it. 
Here's my first more serious script. Maybe others also find it useful. It's a window switcher which shows the matching window titles as you type in your search string incrementally. If only one window is left it is activated immediately (configurable). Otherwise, you can type in more characters (or delete some with backspace) or select between the matching windows using cursor up/down/enter or you can cancel the window with esc.
You can use any substring of any window. For example, if you want to switch to word then you can type <capslock>rd and there is a good chance word is selected immediately. Or type "notepad" and select quickly between the notepad windows with the cursor.
The idea comes from Emacs where it is used to switch between opened files. After a while it gets addictive, it's so efficient. At least it is my experience with emacs.
Enough talk. Here's the script. There are still some issues with it. I listed them in the TODO section. If you have ideas how to improve the script I'm interested. I'm still a clueless newbie. 
--
Edit: From now on the latest version of the script will always be here.
Change log:
2006-04-20: Fixed handling of down-arrow and up-arrow keys which was broken by AHK v1.0.38.04.
2005-04-20
- Fixed handling of windows with apostrophe character in the title. Thanks twwilliams!
2005-02-18
- Added option to update the list of windows every time the contents of the listbox is updated. This is usually not necessary and it is an overhead which slows down the update of the listbox, so this feature is disabled by default.
2005-01-21
- Added option to filter out titles from the window list.
Thanks to Serenity for the idea.
2005-01-16
- Windows can be selected with a single click instead of double click.
Thanks Serenity!
- The switcher cannot be moved out of the screen with the left/right arrow keys.
Thanks jtran21!
- Added option for closing the switcher window automatically if the user activates an other window.
It does not work well if activateselectioninbg is enabled, so currently they cannot be enabled together.
Thanks to Serenity for the idea.
2005-01-06
- Fixed unwanted selection change when the switcher window is moved horizontally with the arrow keys. Thanks Chris!
- Added required AutoHotkey version
- Added option to show the process name before the window title. The extension (.EXE) is trimmed from the process name. The width of the switcher window has been increased a bit, so that the titles are visible when this option is enabled.
Thanks to mo for the idea.
2005-01-02
- The currently selected window can also be activated with a double click. Mouse users can change the activation key to a mouse button (e.g. middle button) and this way the switcher can be operated with the mouse only.
- The switcher window can be moved horizontally with the left/right arrow keys if it blocks the view of windows under it. If you hold the arrow key down instead of pressing it several times the current selection changes in the listbox. I think it's a limitation of AutoHotkey (but Chris is the authority in this question), because the script cannot move the window fast enough and the arrow key presses reach the listbox while the result of the previous Input command is being processed. It's not a big deal, I usually press the right/left arrow key 2-3 times. There is no need to hold it down.
2004-12-19
- Windows are activated by id, not by title. No more messing with title match mode, no more problems with windows having the same title, etc.
- Windows with pipe (|) character are handled properly. The pipe characters are simply replaced with dash (-) characters. It causes no problems, since windows are not activated by title anymore.
- If activation in background is enabled the selected window is not activated when the switcher is invoked. Sometimes it was confusing when the active window was changed right after the switcher window appeared.
2004-12-12
- The switcher window is always on top. The keyboard focus is grabbed when the switcher is activated and it can be confusing that the keyboard seemingly does not work when the switcher window is behind other windows.
- GUI close event is handled to avoid leaving the keyboard grabbed when the switcher is closed with the mouse.
- Added first letter match mode where the typed search string must match the first letter of words in the window title (only alphanumeric characters are taken into account)
For example, the search string "ad" matches both of these titles:
AutoHotkey - Documentation
Anne's Diary
Thanks to Soapspoon for the idea.
- Added option for activating the currently selected window in the background, so that the user can see which window will be activated. The background activation can be immediate or delayed (by default 300 ms).
2004-12-05
- Using exact title match setting to avoid faulty activation when a window's title contains the title of an other window.
Thanks Sandeep!
- Added option for digit shortcuts if there are ten or less windows in the list.
Thanks to Guest for the suggestion.
2004-11-27
- autoactiveifonlyone is disabled by default. It takes a bit of time to get used to, so it is disabled for novice users.
- If enabled possible completions are offered when the same unique substring is found in the title of more than one window.
For example, the user typed the string "co" and the list is narrowed to two windows: "Windows Commander" and "Command Prompt". In this case the "command" substring can be completed automatically, so the script offers this completion in square brackets which the user can accept with the TAB key:
co[mmand]
This feature can be confusing for novice users, so it is disabled by default.
2004-10-17
- A configurable sound is played if the substring the user typed in does not match any windows
- Cleaned up the script a bit
2004-10-13
- Handled case when there is no window on the screen.
- The gui is shown only if necessary.
- Fixed input hanging if there is only one window and autoactivateifonlyone is set.
| Code: |
;
; iswitchw - Incrementally switch between windows using substrings
;
; Required AutoHotkey version: 1.0.25+
;
; When this script is triggered via its hotkey the list of titles of
; all visible windows appears. The list can be narrowed quickly to a
; particular window by typing a substring of a window title.
;
; When the list is narrowed the desired window can be selected using
; the cursor keys and Enter. If the substring matches exactly one
; window that window is activated immediately (configurable, see the
; "autoactivateifonlyone" variable).
;
; The window selection can be cancelled with Esc.
;
; The switcher window can be moved horizontally with the left/right
; arrow keys if it blocks the view of windows under it.
;
; The switcher can also be operated with the mouse, although it is
; meant to be used from the keyboard. A mouse click activates the
; currently selected window. Mouse users may want to change the
; activation key to one of the mouse keys.
;
; If enabled possible completions are offered when the same unique
; substring is found in the title of more than one window.
;
; For example, the user typed the string "co" and the list is
; narrowed to two windows: "Windows Commander" and "Command Prompt".
; In this case the "command" substring can be completed automatically,
; so the script offers this completion in square brackets which the
; user can accept with the TAB key:
;
; co[mmand]
;
; This feature can be confusing for novice users, so it is disabled
; by default.
;
;
; For the idea of this script the credit goes to the creators of the
; iswitchb package for the Emacs editor
;
;
;----------------------------------------------------------------------
;
; User configuration
;
; set this to yes if you want to select the only matching window
; automatically
autoactivateifonlyone =
; set this to yes if you want to enable tab completion (see above)
; it has no effect if firstlettermatch (see below) is enabled
tabcompletion =
; set this to yes to enable digit shortcuts when there are ten or
; less items in the list
digitshortcuts =
; set this to yes to enable first letter match mode where the typed
; search string must match the first letter of words in the
; window title (only alphanumeric characters are taken into account)
;
; For example, the search string "ad" matches both of these titles:
;
; AutoHotkey - Documentation
; Anne's Diary
;
firstlettermatch =
; set this to yes to enable activating the currently selected
; window in the background
activateselectioninbg =
; number of milliseconds to wait for the user become idle, before
; activating the currently selected window in the background
;
; it has no effect if activateselectioninbg is off
;
; if set to blank the current selection is activated immediately
; without delay
bgactivationdelay = 300
; show process name before window title.
showprocessname =
; Close switcher window if the user activates an other window.
; It does not work well if activateselectioninbg is enabled, so
; currently they cannot be enabled together.
closeifinactivated =
if activateselectioninbg <>
if closeifinactivated <>
{
msgbox, activateselectioninbg and closeifinactivated cannot be enabled together
exitapp
}
; List of subtsrings separated with pipe (|) characters (e.g. carpe|diem).
; Window titles containing any of the listed substrings are filtered out
; from the list of windows.
filterlist =
; Set this yes to update the list of windows every time the contents of the
; listbox is updated. This is usually not necessary and it is an overhead which
; slows down the update of the listbox, so this feature is disabled by default.
dynamicwindowlist =
; path to sound file played when the user types a substring which
; does not match any of the windows
;
; set this to blank if you don't want a sound
;
nomatchsound = %windir%\Media\ding.wav
if nomatchsound <>
ifnotexist, %nomatchsound%
msgbox, Sound file %nomatchsound% not found. No sound will be played.
;----------------------------------------------------------------------
;
; Global variables
;
; numallwin - the number of windows on the desktop
; allwinarray - array containing the titles of windows on the desktop
; dynamicwindowlist is disabled
; allwinidarray - window ids corresponding to the titles in allwinarray
; numwin - the number of windows in the listbox
; idarray - array containing window ids for the listbox items
; orig_active_id - the window ID of the originally active window
; (when the switcher is activated)
; prev_active_id - the window ID of the last window activated in the
; background (only if activateselectioninbg is enabled)
; switcher_id - the window ID of the switcher window
; filters - array of filters for filtering out titles
; from the window list
;
;----------------------------------------------------------------------
AutoTrim, off
Gui, Add, ListBox, vindex gListBoxClick x6 y11 w300 h250 AltSubmit
Gui, Add, Text, x6 y264 w50 h20, Search`:
Gui, Add, Edit, x66 y261 w240 h20,
if filterlist <>
{
loop, parse, filterlist, |
{
filters%a_index% = %A_LoopField%
}
}
;----------------------------------------------------------------------
;
; I never use the CapsLock key, that's why I chose it.
;
CapsLock::
search =
numallwin = 0
GuiControl,, Edit1
GoSub, RefreshWindowList
WinGet, orig_active_id, ID, A
prev_active_id = %orig_active_id%
Gui, Show, Center h294 w313, Window Switcher
; If we determine the ID of the switcher window here then
; why doesn't it appear in the window list when the script is
; run the first time? (Note that RefreshWindowList has already
; been called above).
; Answer: Because when this code runs first the switcher window
; does not exist yet when RefreshWindowList is called.
WinGet, switcher_id, ID, A
WinSet, AlwaysOnTop, On, ahk_id %switcher_id%
Loop
{
if closeifinactivated <>
settimer, CloseIfInactive, 200
Input, input, L1, {enter}{esc}{backspace}{up}{down}{pgup}{pgdn}{tab}{left}{right}
if closeifinactivated <>
settimer, CloseIfInactive, off
if ErrorLevel = EndKey:enter
{
GoSub, ActivateWindow
break
}
if ErrorLevel = EndKey:escape
{
Gui, cancel
; restore the originally active window if
; activateselectioninbg is enabled
if activateselectioninbg <>
WinActivate, ahk_id %orig_active_id%
break
}
if ErrorLevel = EndKey:backspace
{
GoSub, DeleteSearchChar
continue
}
if ErrorLevel = EndKey:tab
if completion =
continue
else
input = %completion%
; pass these keys to the selector window
if ErrorLevel = EndKey:up
{
Send, {up}
GoSuB ActivateWindowInBackgroundIfEnabled
continue
}
if ErrorLevel = EndKey:down
{
Send, {down}
GoSuB ActivateWindowInBackgroundIfEnabled
continue
}
if ErrorLevel = EndKey:pgup
{
Send, {pgup}
GoSuB ActivateWindowInBackgroundIfEnabled
continue
}
if ErrorLevel = EndKey:pgdn
{
Send, {pgdn}
GoSuB ActivateWindowInBackgroundIfEnabled
continue
}
if ErrorLevel = EndKey:left
{
direction = -1
GoSuB MoveSwitcher
continue
}
if ErrorLevel = EndKey:right
{
direction = 1
GoSuB MoveSwitcher
continue
}
; FIXME: probably other error level cases
; should be handled here (interruption?)
; invoke digit shortcuts if applicable
if digitshortcuts <>
if numwin <= 10
if input in 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0
{
if input = 0
input = 10
if numwin < %input%
{
if nomatchsound <>
SoundPlay, %nomatchsound%
continue
}
GuiControl, choose, ListBox1, %input%
GoSub, ActivateWindow
break
}
; process typed character
search = %search%%input%
GuiControl,, Edit1, %search%
GoSub, RefreshWindowList
}
Gosub, CleanExit
return
;----------------------------------------------------------------------
;
; Refresh the list of windows according to the search criteria
;
; Sets: numwin - see the documentation of global variables
; idarray - see the documentation of global variables
;
RefreshWindowList:
; refresh the list of windows if necessary
if ( dynamicwindowlist = "yes" or numallwin = 0 )
{
numallwin = 0
WinGet, id, list, , , Program Manager
Loop, %id%
{
StringTrimRight, this_id, id%a_index%, 0
WinGetTitle, title, ahk_id %this_id%
; FIXME: windows with empty titles?
if title =
continue
; don't add the switcher window
if switcher_id = %this_id%
continue
; show process name if enabled
if showprocessname <>
{
WinGet, procname, ProcessName, ahk_id %this_id%
stringgetpos, pos, procname, .
if ErrorLevel <> 1
{
stringleft, procname, procname, %pos%
}
stringupper, procname, procname
title = %procname%: %title%
}
; don't add titles which match any of the filters
if filterlist <>
{
filtered =
loop
{
stringtrimright, filter, filters%a_index%, 0
if filter =
break
else
ifinstring, title, %filter%
{
filtered = yes
break
}
}
if filtered = yes
continue
}
; replace pipe (|) characters in the window title,
; because Gui Add uses it for separating listbox items
StringReplace, title, title, |, -, all
numallwin += 1
allwinarray%numallwin% = %title%
allwinidarray%numallwin% = %this_id%
}
}
; filter the window list according to the search criteria
winlist =
numwin = 0
Loop, %numallwin%
{
StringTrimRight, title, allwinarray%a_index%, 0
StringTrimRight, this_id, allwinidarray%a_index%, 0
; don't add the windows not matching the search string
; if there is a search string
if search <>
if firstlettermatch =
{
if title not contains %search%,
continue
}
else
{
stringlen, search_len, search
index = 1
match =
loop, parse, title, %A_Space%
{
stringleft, first_letter, A_LoopField, 1
; only words beginning with an alphanumeric
; character are taken into account
if first_letter not in 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0,a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l,m,n,o,p,q,r,s,t,u,v,w,x,y,z
continue
stringmid, search_char, search, %index%, 1
if first_letter <> %search_char%
break
index += 1
; no more search characters
if index > %search_len%
{
match = yes
break
}
}
if match =
continue ; no match
}
if winlist <>
winlist = %winlist%|
winlist = %winlist%%title%`r%this_id%
numwin += 1
winarray%numwin% = %title%
}
; if the pattern didn't match any window
if numwin = 0
; if the search string is empty then we can't do much
if search =
{
Gui, cancel
Gosub, CleanExit
}
; delete the last character
else
{
if nomatchsound <>
SoundPlay, %nomatchsound%
GoSub, DeleteSearchChar
return
}
; sort the list alphabetically
Sort, winlist, D|
; add digit shortcuts if there are ten or less windows
; in the list and digit shortcuts are enabled
if digitshortcuts <>
if numwin <= 10
{
digitlist =
digit = 1
loop, parse, winlist, |
{
; FIXME: windows with empty title?
if A_LoopField <>
{
if digitlist <>
digitlist = %digitlist%|
digitlist = %digitlist%%digit%%A_Space%%A_Space%%A_Space%%A_LoopField%
digit += 1
if digit = 10
digit = 0
}
}
winlist = %digitlist%
}
; strip window IDs from the sorted list
titlelist =
arrayindex = 1
loop, parse, winlist, |
{
stringgetpos, pos, A_LoopField, `r
stringleft, title, A_LoopField, %pos%
titlelist = %titlelist%|%title%
pos += 2 ; skip the separator char
stringmid, id, A_LoopField, %pos%, 10000
idarray%arrayindex% = %id%
++arrayindex
}
; show the list
GuiControl,, ListBox1, %titlelist%
GuiControl, Choose, ListBox1, 1
if numwin = 1
if autoactivateifonlyone <>
{
GoSub, ActivateWindow
Gosub, CleanExit
}
GoSub ActivateWindowInBackgroundIfEnabled
completion =
if tabcompletion =
return
; completion is not implemented for first letter match mode
if firstlettermatch <>
return
; determine possible completion if there is
; a search string and there are more than one
; window in the list
if search =
return
if numwin = 1
return
loop
{
nextchar =
loop, %numwin%
{
stringtrimleft, title, winarray%a_index%, 0
if nextchar =
{
substr = %search%%completion%
stringlen, substr_len, substr
stringgetpos, pos, title, %substr%
if pos = -1
break
pos += %substr_len%
; if the substring matches the end of the
; string then no more characters can be completed
stringlen, title_len, title
if pos >= %title_len%
{
pos = -1
break
}
; stringmid has different position semantics
; than stringgetpos. strange...
pos += 1
stringmid, nextchar, title, %pos%, 1
substr = %substr%%nextchar%
}
else
{
stringgetpos, pos, title, %substr%
if pos = -1
break
}
}
if pos = -1
break
else
completion = %completion%%nextchar%
}
if completion <>
GuiControl,, Edit1, %search%[%completion%]
return
;----------------------------------------------------------------------
;
; Delete last search char and update the window list
;
DeleteSearchChar:
if search =
return
StringTrimRight, search, search, 1
GuiControl,, Edit1, %search%
GoSub, RefreshWindowList
return
;----------------------------------------------------------------------
;
; Activate selected window
;
ActivateWindow:
Gui, submit
stringtrimleft, window_id, idarray%index%, 0
WinActivate, ahk_id %window_id%
return
;----------------------------------------------------------------------
;
; Activate selected window in the background
;
ActivateWindowInBackground:
guicontrolget, index,, ListBox1
stringtrimleft, window_id, idarray%index%, 0
if prev_active_id <> %window_id%
{
WinActivate, ahk_id %window_id%
WinActivate, ahk_id %switcher_id%
prev_active_id = %window_id%
}
return
;----------------------------------------------------------------------
;
; Activate selected window in the background if the option is enabled.
; If an activation delay is set then a timer is started instead of
; activating the window immediately.
;
ActivateWindowInBackgroundIfEnabled:
if activateselectioninbg =
return
; Don't do it just after the switcher is activated. It is confusing
; if active window is changed immediately.
WinGet, id, ID, ahk_id %switcher_id%
if id =
return
if bgactivationdelay =
GoSub ActivateWindowInBackground
else
settimer, BgActivationTimer, %bgactivationdelay%
return
;----------------------------------------------------------------------
;
; Check if the user is idle and if so activate the currently selected
; window in the background
;
BgActivationTimer:
settimer, BgActivationTimer, off
GoSub ActivateWindowInBackground
return
;----------------------------------------------------------------------
;
; Stop background window activation timer if necessary and exit
;
CleanExit:
settimer, BgActivationTimer, off
exit
;----------------------------------------------------------------------
;
; Cancel keyboard input if GUI is closed.
;
GuiClose:
send, {esc}
return
;----------------------------------------------------------------------
;
; Handle mouse click events on the list box
;
ListBoxClick:
if (A_GuiControlEvent = "Normal"
and !GetKeyState("Down", "P") and !GetKeyState("Up", "P"))
send, {enter}
return
;----------------------------------------------------------------------
;
; Move switcher window horizontally
;
; Input: direction - 1 for right, -1 for left
;
MoveSwitcher:
direction *= 100
WinGetPos, x, y, width, , ahk_id %switcher_id%
x += %direction%
if x < 0
x = 0
else
{
SysGet screensize, MonitorWorkArea
screensizeRight -= %width%
if x > %screensizeRight%
x = %screensizeRight%
}
prevdelay = %A_WinDelay%
SetWinDelay, -1
WinMove, ahk_id %switcher_id%, , %x%, %y%
SetWinDelay, %prevdelay%
return
;----------------------------------------------------------------------
;
; Close the switcher window if the user activated an other window
;
CloseIfInactive:
ifwinnotactive, ahk_id %switcher_id%
send, {esc}
return
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Chris
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| Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2004 7:32 pm Post subject: |
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Very nice. Here are a few suggestions, some of which address your comments and questions:
Consider allowing a doubleclick on an item in the box to activate that window. Rarely used, but maybe nice to have. This can be done via A_GuiControlEvent
As you asked, I think think there are much better ways to gather input than making all those letter/number hotkeys. The best way is probably have an Edit control at the top of the list. Then have a timer that checks its contents periodically: | Code: | SetTimer, WatchEdit, 100
....
return
WatchEdit:
GuiControlGet, MyEdit ; MyEdit is the name of the var associated with the edit.
if MyEdit <> %MyEditPrev% ; Edit has changed
{
MyEditPrev = %MyEdit%
... take action to update list or activate window ...
}
return |
If the above isn't suitable, you could try using the Input command instead.
Finally, as you know, it is probably better to pick a better default hotkey than capslock.
Thanks for sharing this wonderful script. |
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Guest
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| Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2004 3:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Chris wrote: | | Consider allowing a doubleclick on an item in the box to activate that window. Rarely used, but maybe nice to have. |
Added to the TODO list. A bit reluctantly though, because this thing is meant to be used via the keyboard.
| Chris wrote: | | As you asked, I think think there are much better ways to gather input than making all those letter/number hotkeys. The best way is probably have an Edit control at the top of the list. Then have a timer that checks its contents periodically |
The main problem with this is that the Edit control has the focus, so the user can't navigate the listbox easily without swithcing the focus manually first.
| Chris wrote: | | If the above isn't suitable, you could try using the Input command instead. |
Input is just what I needed. Works fine.
| Chris wrote: | | Finally, as you know, it is probably better to pick a better default hotkey than capslock. |
Any suggestion? By the way, I think the golden rule of configuring the keyboard is to make frequent operations simple (single keybindings).
The CapsLock is an underused key. I don't use it, noone I know uses it for its original purpose. It's only function is being hit accidentally which causes problems when entering passwords. It's a big, easy to hit button which I never use, that's why I chose it.
| Chris wrote: | | Thanks for sharing this wonderful script. |
Thanks for creating AutoHotkey. It's a dream come true.
I still have issues with the script. Since I switched to using Input updating of the text label with the current search string does not work. Any idea why?
| Code: |
;
; iswitchw - Incrementally switch between windows using substrings
;
;
; TODO:
;
; - Why doesn't setting the search text with ControlSetText work?
;
; - Why doesn't getting the search text with ControlGetText work?
; if fixed there is no need to pass the search param to RefreshWindowList
;
; - Relying on generated control names (e.g. Static1) is not robust
; Can we specify them?
;
; - Handle doubleclick selection on the listbox
;
SetTitleMatchMode, 2
wintitle = Window Switcher
; set this to blank if you don't want to select the only matching window
; automatically
autoswitchifonlyone = yes
Gui, Add, ListBox, vWindow x6 y11 w270 h250,
Gui, Add, Text, x6 y261 w50 h20, Search`:
Gui, Add, Text, x66 y261 w210 h20,
;----------------------------------------------------------------------
CapsLock::
Gui, Show, x428 y215 h294 w285, %wintitle%
search =
ControlSetText, Static2,
GoSub, RefreshWindowList
Loop
{
Input, input, L1, {enter}{esc}{backspace}{up}{down}{pgup}{pgdn}
If ErrorLevel = EndKey:enter
{
Gui, submit
WinActivate, %window%
Break
}
If ErrorLevel = EndKey:escape
{
Gui, cancel
Break
}
If ErrorLevel = EndKey:backspace
{
IfNotEqual, search
GoSub, DeleteSearchChar
Continue
}
; pass these keys to the listbox control
If ErrorLevel = EndKey:up
{
Send, {up}
Continue
}
If ErrorLevel = EndKey:down
{
Send, {down}
Continue
}
If ErrorLevel = EndKey:pgup
{
Send, {pgup}
Continue
}
If ErrorLevel = EndKey:pgdn
{
Send, {pgdn}
Continue
}
; FIXME: probably other error level cases
; should be handled here (interruption?)
search = %search%%input%
ControlSetText, Static2, %search%
GoSub, RefreshWindowList
IfEqual, continue
Break
}
return
;----------------------------------------------------------------------
;
; Refresh the list of windows according to the search criteria
;
; Parameter: search - the current search string
;
; Return value: continue - continue getting more characters
;
RefreshWindowList:
; FIXME: why doesn't it work?
;ControlGetText, search2, Static2
winlist = |
onlyone =
WinGet, id, list, , , Program Manager
Loop, %id%
{
StringTrimRight, this_id, id%a_index%, 0
WinGetTitle, title, ahk_id %this_id%
; don't add windows with empty titles
IfEqual, title
Continue
; don't add the switcher window
If title contains %wintitle%
Continue
; don't add the windows not matching the search string
; if there is a search string
IfNotEqual, search
If title not contains %search%
Continue
; store if it is the only window in the list
; FIXME: this is nasty, need a simpler solution
IfEqual, winlist, |
onlyone = %title%
else
onlyone =
winlist = %winlist%%title%|
}
; if the pattern didn't match any window, delete the last char
IfEqual, winlist, |
GoSub, DeleteSearchChar
; show the list
Sort, winlist, D|
GuiControl,, ListBox1, %winlist%
GuiControl, Choose, ListBox1, 1
continue = yes
; select the only window if configured
IfNotEqual, winlist, |
IfNotEqual, onlyone
IfNotEqual, autoswitchifonlyone,
{
Gui, submit
WinActivate, %window%
continue =
}
return
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;
; Delete last search char and update the window list
;
DeleteSearchChar:
StringTrimRight, search, search, 1
ControlSetText, Static2, %search%
GoSub, RefreshWindowList
return
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Chris
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| Quote: | The main problem with this is that the Edit control has the focus, so the user can't navigate the listbox easily without swithcing the focus manually first.
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Input is just what I needed. Works fine. |
Oh I see. I didn't realize you intended the listbox to be naviated via the arrow keys. Good point.
| Quote: | | The CapsLock is an underused key. I don't use it, noone I know uses it for its original purpose. It's only function is being hit accidentally which causes problems when entering passwords. It's a big, easy to hit button which I never use, that's why I chose it. |
I do use capslock periodically for its original purpose and didn't realize it was common for some users never to use it. By the way, I do use Capslock as prefix for hotkeys, which doesn't disrupt it's original function. Example: Capslock & A::MsgBox You pressed A while holding down Capslock. Thanks for explaining why you chose Capslock.
| Quote: | | updating of the text label with the current search string does not work. Any idea why? |
That happens because the last found window is not set like it was in version 1. I suggest the following replacement (in two places) since it's probably easier to use than ControlSetText:
GuiControl,, Static2, %search%
I tried the new version and it's a nice improvement because it does not auto-close when the window is submitted like the first version. This allows it to be used repeatedly.
By the way, if you want me to include this in the script showcase, I'll make a note to do so (though I'm a little backlogged in that department currently). |
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keyboardfreak
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| Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2004 5:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Chris wrote: | | Oh I see. I didn't realize you intended the listbox to be naviated via the arrow keys. |
That's the point. Narrowing down the list of windows with a substring and either hitting the desired window immediately or quickly select a window from the short list.
| Chris wrote: | | I tried the new version and it's a nice improvement because it does not auto-close when the window is submitted like the first version. This allows it to be used repeatedly. |
I don't really follow you here. What do you mean by no "auto-close"?
By default, the script activates the matching window immediately if there is exactly one match and hides the selector window. The idea behind this is that I want to switch to an other window quickly and don't want to deal with the selector window manually.
You can switch it off if you don't like it setting by the autoactivateifonlyone variable to blank.
Did you mean this or something else?
| Chris wrote: | | By the way, if you want me to include this in the script showcase, I'll make a note to do so (though I'm a little backlogged in that department currently). |
I'm a newbie here, so you should know better than me if a script is worthful for inclusion in the showcase. I certainly don't mind. It's an honour.
Here's the updated script. Thanks to you the todo list is much shorter. I think the first TODO entry (generated control names) cannot be fixed in the script, so that entry can be deleted. Do you agree?
Edit: See the latest version of the script in the first post.
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Chris
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| Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2004 9:09 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | I don't really follow you here. What do you mean by no "auto-close"? |
My mistake. I thought the first version closed after one usage, requiring you to restart the script. I see that this isn't the case.
| Quote: | | I'm a newbie here, so you should know better than me if a script is worthful for inclusion in the showcase. I certainly don't mind. It's an honour. |
I think it's pretty slick. And if you keep improving it, you might have to patent it
| Quote: | | the first TODO entry (generated control names) cannot be fixed in the script, so that entry can be deleted. Do you agree? |
That can be changed with tomorrow's release, which will allow a unique variable to be assigned to a control upon creation. Example:
Gui, add, text, vMyText, Its Contents.
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GuiControl,, MyText, Here are the new contents. |
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savage
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| Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2004 9:11 pm Post subject: |
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| OOOH NEATO! This looks pretty cool, I'm big on quick window management. I'll have to try this out. |
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jack
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| Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2004 7:05 pm Post subject: |
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it seems to work better if i add a winrestore to catch those windows that are minimized:
| Code: | If ErrorLevel = EndKey:enter
{
Gui, submit
WinRestore, %window%
WinActivate, %window%
Break
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jack
we don't believe in the if and maybe scenario |
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jack
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| Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2004 9:47 am Post subject: |
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nope, i take it back. it's fine as it is.
jack
The Author asserts the moral right to be indentified as the author of this work |
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keyboardfreak
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Location: Budapest, Hungary
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| Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2004 5:44 pm Post subject: |
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A few changes:
* Handled case when there is no window on the screen.
* The gui is shown only if necessary.
* Fixed input hanging if there is only one window and autoactivateifonlyone is set.
I was thinking about creating automatic unit tests in the form of an other autohotkey script to run common test cases automatically, so that I can see if anything breaks when I change something in the script, but I managed to resist the temptation.
Edit: See the latest version of the script in the first post.
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BoBo
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| Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2004 6:05 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | I managed to resist the temptation |
For the first time I thought about to get a Tatoo |
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Chris
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| Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2004 8:30 pm Post subject: |
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It's looking great. One small problem is that you might have forgotten braces {} around the block here: | Code: | if search <>
StringTrimRight, search, search, 1
GuiControl,, Edit1, %search%
GoSub, RefreshWindowList |
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keyboardfreak
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| Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2004 2:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Yes, I have. It might be the python influence. I saw your answer in the bug report forum, but made other changes to the script and forgot this. It does not cause an infinite loop anymore, so it's not a big deal. I'll fix it in the next version. |
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keyboardfreak
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| Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 6:02 am Post subject: |
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A new version. Changes:
* A configurable sound is played if the substring the user typed in does not match any windows
* Cleaned up the script a bit
Edit: See the latest version of the script in the first post.
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dijiyd
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| Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 11:31 pm Post subject: |
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Very nice. Man, my integrated scripts file's getting big.
I have something to say though.. (might be moot) I was kind of confused at first, because I clicked the edit control. After that, I couldn't use the up/down key to switch between entries.
And after I think about it, that is the point eh? Not to use the mouse? So, never mind. |
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