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[fincs]

Do you really want a topic full of war and hate?
As you said, you haven't read the whole topic, but I have did.
And from what I can tell you, see my first sentence.
I really hate this flamewar. I think the AutoHotkey forum
has had enough with 16 pages of pure flamewar.
What I don't understand is why the AutoIt people keep posting
hate messages in our forum when everything about the relation
between AutoHotkey and AutoIt has been cleared.
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[WyrdestGeek]

If we delete the "history file" we are doomed to repeat.

I found out about AutoHotKey through Lifehacker's Texter. When I decided to start using it, I saw some utils branded AutoIt, and the confusion began. When I went to the AutoIt website the confusion increased.

Attempting to search the AutoHotKey forum for "AutoIt" did not help. Neither did attempting to search the AutoIt forum for "AutoHotKey".

What finally worked was a google search for "AutoHotKey vs AutoIt". That lead me to a different thread on this forum in which Chris made a couple well-spoken posts amidst all the other peoples' reasoned arguments and angry flames. He also linked to this thread.

This is a good (and necessary) thread for people trying to understand why there are two similar yet separate projects that also have some code in common.

Please don't delete it. Think of it
1) as a museum show-casing the flames of the past and
2) a potential lightning rod / trash dump where you can re-assign any new flame-wars should they occur in the future.

In the mean-time, long live the AutoHotKey / AutoIt Truce Through Mutual Ignoring!

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[randomau3user]

i use au3 for sometime now and from time to time leech from other au3 users...

but i know for sure AHK is a **** lot more flexible than au3... just thought...

what more is that people here just confirmed it. thankyou~~~

[BoBo³]

The one to the left is obviously an AU3 fan - moaning about AHKs existence

[Mobius]

[AHKnow*]

[Tuncay]

[XYZ]

[Chicken Pie 4 Tea]

I am a beginner and am trying out both, actually I have often managed with AutoIt where i didnt manage with AutoHotkey. even something simple like deleting a registry key. I ended up using autoIt
About the forums, I have found both helpful
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[fincs]

[learning autoIT]

I currently am learning to use autoIT. I have not tried autohotkey. My impression is that autoIT is generally a more powerful tool once you learn it. However, I have read the autoIT forums and it's a good thing I am a good self learner, because every single thread in the support forums seems to be filled with bile and vitriol toward new users who are trying to learn.

I am sure that I will never post there to ask a question. I'll either have to find a 3rd party to support me if I need it, or avoid getting help altogether. Unfortunately that will probably hurt my development and might be a reason to switch to autohotkey.

[Tuncay]

Good luck. A good community is more than just a center of information and helpful members. The more a community is friendly, the more it is fun learning and working with them together. Think of a childhood with friends, and another one without friends.

Without starting another flame war (in example I do not understand your statement "My impression is that autoIT is generally a more powerful tool once you learn it."), I would say try both and select the one which suits your needs. After about 5 years with AutoHotkey, I have never regret that decision. (Sorry English is not my native language, hope you understand what I mean.)

Anyway, have fun.
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