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Joined: 22 Feb 2005
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Location: Sweden
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 Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 3:39 pm Post subject: REAL Wildcard Hotstring Option |
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Hi Chris!
I would like to see a a new option in hotstrings. An example: ("&" represents my requested option character)
The hotstring:
This should produce something likeout of
Do you understand what I mean? I would like AHK to replace the < and > (for example) regardless of what has been written between.
Maybe that is too complicated to accomplish, or someone is going to say that I'm lazy. 
Thanks!
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Titan
Joined: 11 Aug 2004
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Location: imaginationland
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| Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 5:40 pm Post subject: |
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I would also like this feature added.
If the wildcard feature is made, it would be great to extend it for capabilities like StringGetPos and other commands. |
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Nemroth
Joined: 07 Sep 2004
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Location: France
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| Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2005 10:20 am Post subject: |
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I think the idea is very good but need a little change in its implementation, because hotstrings can execute a script. They are not used only for text replacement, and I think that your notation proposal limits the hotstring to string replacement.
What do you think about : | Code: | :&:<&>::
Send, </A_HSContent>
return |
The '&' option character says that in the hotstring, the character preceding the '&' character is the starting character and the character after is the terminating character (you need it with the '*' option).
Between them, the '&' character "replace" one or more character(s).
In A_HSContent, you will find the character(s) witch was typed between the starting and the ending character (< and > in this case)
And I think that this notation would allow one or more starting and/or ending character(s) : | Code: | :&:</&>::
Send, <A_HSContent>
return |
You can have an complementary/alternative notation : | Code: | :&:"&11::
Send, "A_HSContent"
return |
In this case, after the second '&' character, you will have the number of character(s) to be typed before the hotstring executes the script content, so you don't have any terminating character. In this example, the starting character is " and after the user have typed 11 characters, the hotstring is executed. |
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Laszlo
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Location: Pittsburgh
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| Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2005 6:21 pm Post subject: |
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| Your examples can be solved with just replacing "<" with "</". If you mean, that a ">" should follow within some 10 characters (otherwise the "<" was not a tag start), things get complicated. AHK cannot wait forever for a terminating ">". What happens if you press arrow keys, click your mouse or change the active window? |
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Laszlo
Joined: 14 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2005 6:44 pm Post subject: |
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Here is a simple workaround in 11 lines. | Code: | $$<::
Send {<}
Loop 10
{
Input ch, I L1 M V, {TAB}{Esc}{BS}{Enter}{LControl}{RControl}{LAlt}{RAlt}{LWin}{RWin}{F1}{F2}{F3}{F4}{F5}{F6}{F7}{F8}{F9}{F10}{F11}{F12}{Left}{Right}{Up}{Down}{Home}{End}{PgUp}{PgDn}
IfNotEqual ErrorLevel, Max, Return ; non-letter key pressed
IfNotEqual ch, >, Continue
Send {Left %A_index%}/{Right %A_index%}
Return
}
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Nemroth
Joined: 07 Sep 2004
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Location: France
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| Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2005 7:45 pm Post subject: |
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Of course you can allways do the things that the hotstrings do by the use of the Input command.
That brings us to the first ages of AHK. There was people who said "why hotstrings ?, There is Input witch can do the job..."
The utility of the hotstrings in the core of AHK is (with other things) the simplicity of use.
| Laszlo wrote: | | What happens if you press arrow keys, click your mouse or change the active window? |
There could be an option to avoid that, or in the code of the hotstring (if any), you can use BlockInput, send the text, with ^v, using the Shimanov's Buffered Send and SendRaw, and so on... |
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Laszlo
Joined: 14 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2005 8:51 pm Post subject: |
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This is why I called it workaround, not a solution. Still, if you can do something with 8 extra lines of code, making it a built-in feature might not be of very high priority.
The script I posted should be used as a vehicle of experiment. Add checking for mouse clicks, change of active window, blockinput, or whatever you think is important, and request the complete solution as a new AHK feature. It helps Chris since you already investigated the important features, special cases. For example, you could get the desired A_HSContent variable with a 15-line script, and test if this is what you really want. | Code: | $<::
A_HSContent =
Send {<}
Loop 10
{
Input ch, I L1 M V, {TAB}{Esc}{BS}{Enter}{LControl}{RControl}{LAlt}{RAlt}{LWin}{RWin}{F1}{F2}{F3}{F4}{F5}{F6}{F7}{F8}{F9}{F10}{F11}{F12}{Left}{Right}{Up}{Down}{Home}{End}{PgUp}{PgDn}
IfNotEqual ErrorLevel, Max, Break ; non-letter key pressed
IfEqual ch, >, {
Send {Left %A_index%}/{Right %A_index%} ; ...or do whatever you want with A_HSContent
Return
}
A_HSContent = %A_HSContent%%ch%
}
A_HSContent =
Return |
The following is a little cleaner script, as it separates the search for tags from the actions you take with them. | Code: | $<::
A_HScontent =
Send {<}
Loop 10
{
Input ch, I L1 M V, {TAB}{Esc}{BS}{Enter}{LControl}{RControl}{LAlt}{RAlt}{LWin}{RWin}{F1}{F2}{F3}{F4}{F5}{F6}{F7}{F8}{F9}{F10}{F11}{F12}{Left}{Right}{Up}{Down}{Home}{End}{PgUp}{PgDn}
IfNotEqual ErrorLevel, Max, Break ; non-letter key pressed
IfEqual ch, >, GoTo FoundTag
A_HScontent = %A_HScontent%%ch%
}
A_HScontent =
Return
FoundTag: ; do whatever you want with A_HScontent
$len := StrLen(A_HScontent)+1
Send {Left %$len%}/{Right %$len%}
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Chris
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| Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2005 10:06 pm Post subject: |
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The original wish is a good one but I have trouble imagine uses for it beyond writing HTML tags by hand. Can anyone think of other common uses?
If there aren't many others, it might be difficult to justify it on a cost vs. benefit basis. This is not to say that general wildcard support won't ever get added, because that is still planned.
Thanks for the idea. |
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Laszlo
Joined: 14 Feb 2005
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Location: Pittsburgh
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| Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2005 11:56 pm Post subject: |
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Actually, what is more useful (and probably the original wish meant) is not to change the tag, but to send its closing pair automatically. That is, if you type <tag> the script writes the closing </tag> and moves the cursor in between: <tag>|</tag>. It needs just a trivial change in my last script: | Code: | $<::
A_HScontent =
Send {<}
Loop 10
{
Input ch, I L1 M V, {TAB}{Esc}{BS}{Enter}{LControl}{RControl}{LAlt}{RAlt}{LWin}{RWin} {F1}{F2}{F3}{F4}{F5}{F6}{F7}{F8}{F9}{F10}{F11}{F12}{Left}{Right}{Up}{Down}{Home}{End}{PgUp}{PgDn}
IfNotEqual ErrorLevel, Max, Break ; non-letter key pressed
IfEqual ch, >, GoTo FoundTag
A_HScontent = %A_HScontent%%ch%
}
A_HScontent =
Return
FoundTag: ; do whatever you want with A_HScontent
$len := StrLen(A_HScontent)+3
Send </%A_HScontent%>{Left %$len%}
Return |
It is really useful if you write HTML. |
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Guest
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| Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2005 12:34 am Post subject: |
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Is there any way to make it skip certain tags, those that don't need a closing tag, like br or p? |
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Laszlo
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| Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2005 1:21 am Post subject: |
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| Yes. Look here. |
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kapege.de
Joined: 07 Feb 2005
Posts: 186
Location: Munich, Germany
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| Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 9:18 am Post subject: |
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| Anonymous wrote: | | Is there any way to make it skip certain tags, those that don't need a closing tag, like br or p? |
For a clean programming it's strongly recommended to type a </p> also. Further allowed is this construct: <br>NoContent</br>
[wisenheimer mode off] 
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kapege.de
Joined: 07 Feb 2005
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Location: Munich, Germany
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| Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 2:09 pm Post subject: |
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And for the poor with Win 98: | Code: | $>::
SetTitleMatchMode, 2
WinGetActiveTitle, exp
ifInString, exp, EditPlus ; or what your favourite editor ever may be
{
SetKeyDelay, 0
send, +{home}
send, {Ctrl Down}c{CTRLUP}{right}
IfNotInString, clipboard,<
{
send, >
return
}
StringSplit, abc, clipboard,<
ghi = ></%abc2%>
j := StrLen(abc2) + 3
send, %ghi%{left %j%}
}
else
send, >
return |
Edit: V2
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Laszlo
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| Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 6:38 pm Post subject: |
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If your editor supports Shift-Ctrl-Left (or some other keys) to select the last word you typed, it would allow simplifying Peter's script. | Code: | SetTitleMatchMode, 2
~$>::
IfWinNotActive Multi-Edit ; put here part of the window title of your editor
Return
Send ^+{Left}+{Left}^c ; adjust to fit your editor: select word left, with leading "<"
Send % "{Right " StrLen(ClipBoard) "}"
IfInString ClipBoard, <
Send % ClipBoard "{Left " StrLen(ClipBoard)-1 "}/{Left 2}"
Return |
The price for the simplicity is that the script is not universal: only works in certain editors. Also, when using the clipboard you probably want to save its content beforehand into an AHK variable, and restore it at the end. On slow PC's you might need to empty the clipboard before sending ^c, and "ClipWait 1" before continuing, to make sure the selection has arrived at the clipboard. |
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Laszlo
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| Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 10:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Guest wrote: | | Where can I obtain more information about "replacing"? |
Your editor (or browser) screwed up the original characters. There were "less-than" (shifted comma) characters in the post. You could change it back in notepad, by replacing < with the less-than character (<). What the original post meant, was that the examples were not wisely chosen. Replacing an html tag with its closing pair is trivially done by just inserting a slash (/) after the starting less-than character. A hotkey can do itor a hotstringRead more about it in the Help under "hotkey basics" or "Hotstrings and Auto-replace". |
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