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[cartoonmonkey]

I (and all other tablet pc users who use Flash ) have a problem, and I think with autohotkey, I've found the holy grail!

Flash has problems running in real time, unless we tablet pc users boost the priority of the task "tabtip.exe" to high. (Not a problem, and easily done through the task manager) However, if you leave this process at high priority, and quit flash.. ( tabtip.exe controls the ink input panel for the tablet pc ) -the ink input suffers, stutters, and generally needs to be set back to Normal priority.

What I need is the following script, as an .exe:

1) Launches macromedia flash - flash.exe
2) Boosts tabtip.exe to high
3) watches to see if flash.exe ends, or is closed down
4) lowers priority of tabtip.exe back down to normal

Ultimately, it would be great for the script to watch to see if window focus changes / i.e: if the user switches to the desktop from Flash, tabtip.exe is changed back to normal priority.. if he switches focus back to flash, tabtip.exe is raised to high. User quits.. tabtip.exe goes back to normal.

I'm a novice at autohotkey and I'd appreciate any help I could get!
Thanks

Chad Essley




I've only been able to make a hotkey script that controlls tabtip.exe so far.. boosts it's priority to high or back to normal..

[Invalid something er othe]

WinGetActiveTitle
IfEqual
SetTimer

have a look at these, I think thats all youll need besides what you already know

[cartoonmonkey]

#z::
Process, Priority, tabtip.exe, high
Runwait, "C:\Program Files\Macromedia\Flash MX\flash.exe"
Process, Priority, tabtip.exe, normal
return

this does it.. but I'm having trouble with watching the flash window.. and switching priority when flash loses focus..

hmm..
c

[Invalid User]

[cartoonmonkey]

Yes, except flash changes it's window title when a new project is started..
Any way to watch to see if a process is active instead?
I'm thinking that I will leave autohotkey running all the time, (at startup, if that's possible) - always watching for flash.exe to run.

Here's what I currently have:
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FlashWinTitle = Macromedia Flash MX - [Untitled-1] (this text in brackets changes)

SetTimer, WatchFlash, 2000 ;Checks the window every 2 seconds

WatchFlash:
SetTitleMatchMode, 2 ------------------?? Implemented incorrectly?
SetTitleMatchMode, slow
WinGetActiveTitle, ActiveTitle
If ActiveTitle <> %FlashWinTitle%
{
Process, Priority, tabtip.exe, normal
}
Else ;it is the active window so make it high priority
{
Process, Priority, tabtip.exe, high
}
Return
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Thanks
Chad

[jonny]

You could get the unique ID of the window and then use it with ahk_id. (I'm too lazy to get links, maybe someone else will follow up on this)

[cartoonmonkey]

I'm still not getting it.. anyone?
I'll trade you a cartoon for the working code..

[Invalid User]

[cartoonmonkey]

That did it!!!
A thousand thank you's!
(I added ::z at the end to keep the script running at all times.)

I owe you 1 cartoon, sir. Names it and I draws it!
-Chad

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FlashWinTitle = Flash

SetTimer, WatchFlash, 1000 ;Checks the window every 2 seconds

WatchFlash:
WinGetActiveTitle, ActiveTitle
If ActiveTitle Not Contains %FlashWinTitle%
{
Process, Priority, tabtip.exe, normal
}
Else ;it is the active window so make it high priority
{
Process, Priority, tabtip.exe, high
}
Return
z::
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[Invalid User]

well if I get a cartoon, thats sweetness. May I have Kurumi steel angels drawn for me, specifically karinka. any sexy pose I can make my back ground would be great. and I dont mind if she's partially nude.
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[cartoonmonkey]

Hmm.. not sure if I can draw that one.. not too proficient at the anime you see. Here's a sketchbook of the type of stuff I do: http://www.cartoonmonkey.com/sketchbook.html

But in any case, I'll research and try to do my best... might be my slightly uh... different version though..

Thanks a million!
C

[ULTRA]

You don't have to add z:: to the end of the script to leave it in memory.

Add #Persistent to the top of the script. This way it stays in memory until
it encounters the ExitApp Command or it is closed in other ways.
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In a world without walls and fences who needs windows and gates?

[Invalid User]

well I looked at your style, and I like it, so I have a different suggestion. I need a new logo for "the crystal society" currently its a cube with 3 faces showing, each has a letter, t, c, and s. I guess that would do well too. your choice.
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my lame sig

[cartoonmonkey]

Ok!
Got it done. You'll find it in vector, and bitmap formats there, for print, as well as a web version.
Get it on my blog.. www.cartoonmonkey.com
Best
C

[LocustFriend]

You guys plus Google rule.
Thanks.