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[Rajat]

not many ppl know that the window spy from Au3 has hotkey support (ctrl+alt+f) to freeze current info. till now AHK's window spy doesn't have it so it gets difficult to freeze some info in it.

here's a script which has the hotkey Win+q and has the following advanages:
-The info is shown in an editor so can be saved easily by just pressing ctrl+s
(saved to file MyWinSpy.txt in script's folder)
-The mouse position is shown both relative to window and relative to screen.
-The window remains minimized and doesn't hide screen.
-The info changes only when Win+q is pressed and not when u're trying to select something from the window or switching windows.

here's a disadvantage that i notice:
-The currently selected control is shown, instead of the control under mouse.

(remember to alter control as per OS, details in script)

[Chris]

I was meaning to add that Ctrl-Alt-F hotkey if there's a need (though it won't work if a script or other program already has that hotkey registered). Note that you can shift-alt-tab or alt-tab to Window Spy to get its info to freeze. In other words, the moment the window becomes active by any means, it stops updating.

I think I like your script better than Window Spy because it's so much quicker. There's a similar item on the to-do list but it involves assigning a default or user-defined hotkey to show the main window, which then displays snapshot info similar to yours.

[Rajat]

yes alt+tab freezes it and is good. though i remember some guy asking for a hotkey + saving ability in win spy in some post i'd read. so i thought this script might help in such cases... though while coding it i never intended to completely replace win spy. (though except for the li'l disadvantage i've mentioned, it just might!)

and if u say i might code it in a way so that its optional whether one wants continuous updation + hotkey freeze OR updation by hotkey.....or u can change it to suit ur liking.

....anyways just plz don't devote ur coding time to making a win spy with hotkey... it'd b better to just do it with a script like this one.
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