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Bernd
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 Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 11:57 pm Post subject: strange clipboard behaviour |
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Imagine that you don't have the @ symbol on your keyboard. This ahk script should help:
| Code: | :?c* :at#::
ClipSaved := ClipboardAll
Transform, Clipboard, Unicode, @
Send, ^v
Clipboard := ClipSaved
ClipSaved =
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Notice that I followed the manual: I stored the clipboard's content in a separate variable, made use of the clipboard [in order to retrieve output in Unicode format] and transferred the original content back to the clipboard.
But when I trigger the hotstring the first time(s) in WinXP, it will send no @ symbol but the original content of the clipboard (which I thought was externalized). Furthermore, this happens also sometimes in between.
I searched the forum but found no related entry.
Does anyone have an explanation? |
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i3egohan
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| Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 12:27 am Post subject: |
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so what are u trying to do send the @ sign?
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Bernd
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| Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 12:34 am Post subject: |
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I simply type at# - and the script ought to convert this into @.
Usually it does so, but only after the second or third triggering... and sometimes in between, it sends the clipboard's content instead of an @. Or it sends an @, but with a blank space in front of it.
The @ is just an example. Actually I try to replace letter combinations by non-ANSI signs, hence the need for Unicode output. |
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i3egohan
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| Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 12:45 am Post subject: |
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Will this simple code do the trick?
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Bernd
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| Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 12:52 am Post subject: |
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No, it will not 
I told you, it's about non-ANSI characters. Try
You will end up with something like Ä% or Ȥ… |
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i3egohan
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| Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 12:57 am Post subject: |
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Oh sorry
well ya best get hold of titan he's the man in ask for help
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Titan
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| Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 1:12 am Post subject: |
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Edit: try sending the ASCII code directly, Send, {Asc 64}
btw. i3egohan do you like my pretty userbar?
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Bernd
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| Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 1:23 am Post subject: |
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ASCII code will do for @, but not for š. I need Unicode.
Where exactly shall I put the ClipWait? |
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d-man
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| Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 1:31 am Post subject: |
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| the original code works perfectly for me on 2 diff xp computers. maybe this should be under bugs |
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Titan
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| Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 1:32 am Post subject: |
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ClipWait after Transform might work, if not then use Send, %clipboard%. This is slower for long strings of text but seems to be more reliable.
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Bernd
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| Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 1:48 am Post subject: |
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| I tried Send, %clipboard% , but this will turn characters into ? or cut off the diacritical sign from the letter. So I have to stick to ^v. |
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Laszlo
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| Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 2:11 am Post subject: |
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| We discussed this many times in the forum. A better solution than sending Ctrl-V with the transformed unicode is described here. |
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Bernd
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| Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 2:17 am Post subject: |
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| I am fine with Ctrl-V. My problem is the strange clipboard behaviour. Sometimes the hotstring sends the original clipboard content instead of the temporary Unicode letter, even if I trigger the same hotstring again and again. |
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Laszlo
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| Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 3:11 am Post subject: |
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Try this version: | Code: | :?c* :at#::
ClipSaved := ClipboardAll
ClipBoard =
Transform Clipboard, Unicode, @
ClipWait 2
Send ^v
Clipboard := ClipSaved
ClipSaved =
return |
Windows needs time to set up the clipboard content. If you change it an use it immediately, you may get the old content or nothing. It is a good practice to clear the clipboard, change it and wait until it contains data. Only after that you use it (Ctrl-V).
Still, the linked solution is faster and does not use memory for a copy of the clipboard. The Unicode values are easier to find than the UTF-8 strings the Transform command needs. |
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Titan
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| Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:53 am Post subject: |
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| Laszlo wrote: | | Try this version: |
That doesn't work for me, but the linked solution does. Perhaps there is a bug with AutoHotkey?
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