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| No, I'd rather always use clipboard variables |
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| Yes, it would be more efficient |
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instantrunoff
Joined: 13 Jan 2008
Posts: 63
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 Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:41 am Post subject: New Variable for Selected Content in Foremost Window |
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It would be nice to have a variable such as A_Highlighted that would allow replacing the following:
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>!k:: ; Look selection up in Wikipedia
gosub backupclip
Run, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=%Clipboard%
gosub restoreclip
Return
backupclip:
ClipSaved := ClipboardAll ; Save the entire clipboard to a variable of your choice.
clipboard = ; clear clipboard
Send, ^c
ClipWait, 1
IfEqual, ErrorLevel, 0
return
else
{
gosub restoreclip
exit
}
restoreclip:
Clipboard := ClipSaved ; Restore the original clipboard. Note the use of Clipboard (not ClipboardAll).
ClipSaved = ; Free the memory in case the clipboard was very large.
return
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With something like this:
| Code: | | >!k::Run http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=%A_Highlighted% |
I think for the A_Highlighted variable to be more reliable and refer to the foremost window that might not be active, there might have to be fancier coding that the above AHK workaround.
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Spymaster101
Joined: 22 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 1:28 am Post subject: |
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that actually sounds good, this would mean that there would be no need to copy it to the clipboard.  |
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Superfraggle
Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 753
Location: London, UK
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| Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 1:37 am Post subject: |
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I think in the meantime a function wrapping the workaround would work best as this is used fairly regulary.
Something like.
| Code: | ^r::Run,% "http://www.google.co.uk/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&q=" copyhighlighted()
copyhighlighted(){
Clipsaved:=ClipboardAll
Clipboard:=""
Send,^c
Clipwait,1
temp:=Clipboard
Clipboard:=Clipsaved
Return temp
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*Untested
This would reduce code length in multiple calls, although I agree a hardcoded solution would probably work much better.
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Lexikos
Joined: 17 Oct 2006
Posts: 2359
Location: Australia, Qld
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| Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 9:19 am Post subject: |
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| Spymaster101 wrote: | | that actually sounds good, this would mean that there would be no need to copy it to the clipboard. |
In that case, how would A_Highlighted work? Copying to the clipboard is the most compatible method available.
| Superfraggle wrote: | | ...although I agree a hardcoded solution would probably work much better. |
Other than allowing built-in variable syntax, how could it work better? |
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Superfraggle
Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 753
Location: London, UK
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| Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 6:51 pm Post subject: |
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Lexicos, I just thought a hard coded version would allow for easier calling. I.e no need to force expression mode.
And I thought it would probably perform slightly faster. I was under the impression that the direct coding of such a feature would perform slightly quicker. Although I bow down to your greatness so correct me if im wrong 
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Lexikos
Joined: 17 Oct 2006
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Location: Australia, Qld
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| Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 10:13 pm Post subject: |
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The inclusion of ClipWait makes it likely that both will perform very similarly. The overhead of six lines of script (and a function call) is negligible.
It would be more convenient and maybe faster, but not any more functional. It would still rely on ^c copying something to the clipboard. (Btw, maybe ClipWait should have a timeout...) |
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