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Knowbodynow · Joined: 26 Jun 2007 Posts: 36

Hello, I have little experience with AutoHotKey or coding. I know how to check if Firefox has been launched so that I can switch to it rather than launching several instances. I would like a hotkey to launch POPfile. Currently I'm using:

Andy3 · Guest

Maybe a Firefox extension works for you? You can install iMacros inside Firefox and then open Firefox with

http://run.imacros.net/?m=yourmacro

"yourmacro" is a simple iMacros macro that switches the tabs ("TAB T=2").

Knowbodynow · Joined: 26 Jun 2007 Posts: 36

Thanks, but I'd like to avoid installing any additional extensions. Right now I have a custom button in Thunderbird that will bring up Firefox and launch an instance of POPfile. As long as I remember to close it I won't get two instances of POPfile running. So what I have is basically OK. I guess I'd like to know if it is possible to switch Firefox tabs using AutoHotKey

Cheers,

CaH

Andy3 · Guest

Maybe this post works for Firefox, too?

http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/topic25855.html

DerRaphael · Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 10:27 am Post subject:

hi

put this somewhere in autoexecute section of your script:

Knowbodynow · Joined: 26 Jun 2007 Posts: 36

Thanks for the reply, derRaphael. How will the code you suggested help me to check if Firefox has a tab of a particular name? Currently I'm using SetTitleMatchMode 2 to identify if Firefox is running. That seems to be working OK.

CaH

DerRaphael · Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 10:30 pm Post subject:

sorry, misunderstood your question
the code i suggested only checks if a window is open and its title ends with mozilla firefox

to get informations about tabs...

there is an article which describes how msie tab and firefox tab information are retrieved, buts its not too simple. especially the firefox part invokes a custom plugin that allows communication with external apps

may you want to give it a try .... i'd do myself, but right now im focused on other things and dont have too much time for it

http://www.codeproject.com/KB/applications/JWinSearch.aspx?df=100&forumid=467309&exp=0&select=2306648#ffExt

firefox is a multi os application and to have it look the same on multiple operating systems like linux, mac os or windows, the developers created own ways to display informations. so working with these structures requires somewhat special treatment.

probably a workaround for your problem would be to store in the script if the hotkey was pressed and check for that status when its pressed

something like:

Knowbodynow · Joined: 26 Jun 2007 Posts: 36

Thank for the detailed reply, I appreciate it. The problem certainly doesn't warrant trying to use a plugin but I may have a go at one of the workaround methods you suggested.

Thanks again,

CaH