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toralf · Joined: 31 Jan 2005 Posts: 3842 Location: Bremen, Germany

This is the first version of an extra toolbar for an editor specially for AHK. It is currently preconfigurated to work with PSPad, but should work with any editor.
At the end it should come with the install AHK syntax highlighting and clips for PSPad script. Maybe even with some useful scripts as a package.

In between I need your help. Please test and let me know what you think of it. Where do you think it can be improved. Maybe you can contribute code. There are still some open questions, that need to be solved. Scripts to be tested and improved (to work smoothly with PSPad [or your editor of choice] and the toolbar). Maybe you create new scripts that allow a perfect workflow within this environment.

To get started, you have to download this zip archive and extract it to one folder. Please start PSPad. If you want to use a different editor, please edit the ini file: Change the "Editor Window Title" key. After that you can either start the script "PSPad_AHK_Toolbar.ahk" directly, or start it from within PSPad (F9). The toolbar should now be in the upper right corner.

Later we can figure out, which tools are a solid and useful package of scripts that should come along. The package should allow newbies to start using the toolbar and AHK capabilities right away without having to master configuration.

Currently the toolbar is limited to 8 buttons. But if you duplicate the [Button x] sections in the ini file, you can increase the number of buttons un-limited. But I guess more then 20 will not be reasonable, which will be the final setting I assume.

I hope you like the felexibility.

Rajat · Joined: 28 Mar 2004 Posts: 1717

i really like it toralf! ... one more (big) step closer to AHK IDE.

I suggest adding 5-10 more button sections to the settings window... the gui will only show them when the respective settings are filled in, otherwise not. this way more buttons can be easily added by anyone.
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Roland · Joined: 08 Jun 2006 Posts: 238

Just about to test it... just wanted to point out that you might want to make the TitleMatchMode editable from the ini along with the window title.

userabuser · Joined: 15 Jul 2006 Posts: 29

Oh my! Talk about usefull!

If pspad is minimized, it doesn't attach.
If you minimize pspad after it's attached, it goes away.

Where is contextsensitivehelp? Smile

toralf · Joined: 31 Jan 2005 Posts: 3842 Location: Bremen, Germany

toralf · Joined: 31 Jan 2005 Posts: 3842 Location: Bremen, Germany

@Rajat,
I wondering if I should rename the script to "SmartToolbar"
The current name "AHK Toolbar" doesn't sound right (I removed the "PSPad" from it's name, because it is not limited to PSPad).
With the "Smart" name it could be start of a script family for a AHK IDE.
I would even rename some of my advanced scripts to become members of the "Smart" family (e.g. Auto-Syntax-Tidy, AHK Window Info, Icon Viewer). What do you think?
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toralf · Joined: 31 Jan 2005 Posts: 3842 Location: Bremen, Germany

Rajat · Joined: 28 Mar 2004 Posts: 1717

'Smart' is good, but I'd go with AHK toolbar... i don't know, but its just sounds better to me... but then, its your call finally.
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userabuser · Joined: 15 Jul 2006 Posts: 29

Thalon's Message-Box Creator would be a great addition.

http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/topic11659.html&highlight=create+messagebox

Rajat · Joined: 28 Mar 2004 Posts: 1717

just wondering... how does this sound?
AHKbar - Multifunctional tools for AHK script editors.
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toralf · Joined: 31 Jan 2005 Posts: 3842 Location: Bremen, Germany

Not bad. I liked the short form of toolbar -> bar.
But the AHK in the name is a bit too much.
I would prefer "SmartBar - Toolbar for AHK script editors", which just came to my mind. I'll wait till this is settled down a bit.
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nduncan · Joined: 06 Dec 2005 Posts: 32 Location: Madrid, Spain

I need help to install the Pspad_ahk_toolbar. None of the methods mentioned in the script seem to work for me - and I have PsPad Pro.

It could be a very useful tool for beginners like me
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toralf · Joined: 31 Jan 2005 Posts: 3842 Location: Bremen, Germany

What is "PsPad Pro"?

I haven't worked on the script for a while since SGUI 5.0 keeps me busy.
I'll try to update the script to the latest version soon.

If you describe EXACTLY what you have, what you have done and what happens, we might be able to help you.
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nduncan · Joined: 06 Dec 2005 Posts: 32 Location: Madrid, Spain

My first query is that I need help with the following for setting them to PsPad - I can't find anything in the help file:

IniSettingsEditor(ProgName,IniFile,OwnedBy = 0,DisableGui = 0) {

Presumably all instances of Editor should be changed to PsPad (or perhaps Progname)..

and with: %ScriptName_woExt%.ini

Please excuse my ignorance, but it'll come right in the end!
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toralf · Joined: 31 Jan 2005 Posts: 3842 Location: Bremen, Germany

I downloaded the zip file from the first post and started "PSPad_AHK_Toolbar.ahk". I didn't experience any problem.

Regarding your questions on IniSettingsEditor: This is calling a function which is placed in this file "Func_IniSettingsEditor_v6.ahk"
To start a graphical interface to change options just right click on the toolbar and choose options. If you want to change the options without a GUI, edit this file "PSPad_AHK_Toolbar.ini"

I hope that gets you a bit further.
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