AutoHotkey Community

[LittleJo]

Hi, I am looking for software that can be used to quickly enter chunks of texts into e-mails. I found AutoHotkey and AutoIt. I could not find any comparison - which one is better? Thanks for any answer.

[beardboy]

Depends on what you are looking for, and which version of AutoIt you are talking about. If you are talking about AutoHotkey vs. AutoIt 2.x then AutoHotkey is the winner hands down. But if you are looking at AutoHotkey vs. AutoIt 3.x then it just depends on if you want a simple syntax or a robust and complex syntax. AutoHotkey has a very simple and easy to use syntax that even users with no scripting or programming experience should be able to pick up and use. Where as AutoIt 3.x has a Visual Basic more programming style syntax.

thanks,
beardboy

[Chris]

In addition, it's possible that the hotstrings feature -- which expands abbreviations as you type them, even into large blocks of text -- might help with your goal.

[Titan]

I've used both and if you want an honest, unbiast opionion I say AutoHotKey. This is because AHK is much more easier and versatile than AutoIt. Seriously, if you want to use AutoIt you're much better off with C++.
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