SetTitleMatchMode not working Topic is solved

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In the script I first use

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SetTitleMatchMode, RegEx

, then command

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SetTitleMatchMode, 2

, but only the one that comes first works.

[mikeyww]

Below is my working example with Notepad.

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SetTitleMatchMode, RegEx
SetTitleMatchMode, 2
WinActivate, .otepad

For many windows, both statements will yield a match. This depends on the specific string. Feel free to provide your example.

[reluct]

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SetTitleMatchMode, RegEx
Numpad2::
IfWinActive ^.*Browse.*$
Send 1
Return

and

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SetTitleMatchMode, 2
Numpad3::
WinGet, ExStyle, ExStyle, ahk_exe mpv.exe
If (ExStyle & 0x8)
winSet, alwaysOnTop, toggle, a
Send {LCtrl Down}{LShift Down}{LAlt Down}{LWin Down}{scB}{LCtrl Up}{LShift Up}{LAlt Up}{LWin Up}
retur

[mikeyww]

Is that supposed to be one script rather than two?

What is your window title, and what problem are you seeing?

The match mode of 2 would not relate to ahk_exe, right? It applies to title text.

Your WinSet and Send commands act upon the active window. If mpv is not active, then your commands will not act on it.

Multi-line hotkey routines should end in Return.

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mikeyww
These are two scripts for different windows. SetTitleMatchMode, RegEx relate to ^.*Browse.*$, SetTitleMatchMode, 2 relate to ahk_exe mpv.exe respectively.

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SetTitleMatchMode, RegEx
Numpad2::
IfWinActive ^.*Browse.*$
Send 1
Return

SetTitleMatchMode, 2
Numpad3::
WinGet, ExStyle, ExStyle, ahk_exe mpv.exe
If (ExStyle & 0x8)
winSet, alwaysOnTop, toggle, a
Send 2
Return

[mikeyww]

What is your window title, and what problem are you seeing? A description beyond "only the one that comes first works" will be helpful. Can you provide more details?

[reluct]

The problem is that if I use this code

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SetTitleMatchMode, RegEx
Numpad2::
IfWinActive ^.*Browse.*$
Send 1
Return

SetTitleMatchMode, 2
Numpad3::
WinGet, ExStyle, ExStyle, ahk_exe mpv.exe
If (ExStyle & 0x8)
winSet, alwaysOnTop, toggle, a
Send 2
Return

then only this part works

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SetTitleMatchMode, RegEx
Numpad2::
IfWinActive ^.*Browse.*$
Send 1
Return

If I swap blocks

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SetTitleMatchMode, 2
Numpad3::
WinGet, ExStyle, ExStyle, ahk_exe mpv.exe
If (ExStyle & 0x8)
winSet, alwaysOnTop, toggle, a
Send 2
Return

SetTitleMatchMode, RegEx
Numpad2::
IfWinActive ^.*Browse.*$
Send 1
Return

then only this part works

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etTitleMatchMode, 2
Numpad3::
WinGet, ExStyle, ExStyle, ahk_exe mpv.exe
If (ExStyle & 0x8)
winSet, alwaysOnTop, toggle, a
Send 2
Return

But never work both.

[reluct]

window title 1 ^.*Browse.*$
window title 2 ahk_exe mpv.exe

[mikeyww]

Commands between hotkey routines are "unreachable" and will be ignored. Auto-execute

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Numpad3::
WinGet, style, ExStyle, ahk_exe mpv.exe
If (style & 0x8)
 WinSet, AlwaysOnTop,, A
Send 2
Return

Numpad2::
SetTitleMatchMode, RegEx
If WinActive("^.*Browse.*$")
 Send 1
Return

Demonstration is below. What do you predict will happen?

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Numpad3::
Return

MsgBox, TEST

Numpad2::
Return

[reluct]

So what's the solution?

[mikeyww]

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Numpad3::
WinGet, style, ExStyle, ahk_exe mpv.exe
If (style & 0x8)
 WinSet, AlwaysOnTop,, A
Send 2
Return

Numpad2::
SetTitleMatchMode, RegEx
If WinActive("^.*Browse.*$")
 Send 1
Return

Or:

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Numpad3::
WinGet, style, ExStyle, ahk_exe mpv.exe
If (style & 0x8)
 WinSet, AlwaysOnTop,, A
Send 2
Return

Numpad2::
SetTitleMatchMode, 2
Send % WinActive("Browse") ? "1" : ""
Return

Or:

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SetTitleMatchMode, 2

Numpad3::
WinGet, style, ExStyle, ahk_exe mpv.exe
If (style & 0x8)
 WinSet, AlwaysOnTop,, A
Send 2
Return

Numpad2::Return
#IfWinActive Browse
Numpad2::Send 1

[reluct]

Hmm, it works. I thought with SetTitleMatchMode unspecified this code doesn't work. Is WinTitle what is written at the very top of the window?

[mikeyww]

Yes.

Every newly launched thread (such as a hotkey, custom menu item, or timed subroutine) starts off fresh with the default setting for this command. That default may be changed by using this command in the auto-execute section (top part of the script).

The ahk_exe format does not require setting the match mode.

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But what solution if in the future you may need two different SetTitleMatchMode?

[mikeyww]

The solution is shown in my examples. You put the Set command inside the hotkey routine if it is specific for that routine.

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mikeyww
Well, thanks for your help, I can't say that I understood everything, but I grasped some important points.

[mikeyww]

My script is similar to your original one, with the following changes.

1. Move Set command inside the hotkey routine.
2. Omit Set command for ahk_exe format, because you don't need it there.
3. If you just want to check for a single word in the window title, although RegEx works, match mode 2 also works and is simpler.

That's it. My script otherwise matches yours.

#IfWinActive is a way to limit the hotkey to the condition of whatever active window you specify. I used it in the last example to limit the hotkey to "Browse" as the active window title. The match mode is provided at the top of the script.

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mikeyww
Why doesn't this script activate window ^.*Engvidshortcut.*$, ?

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Numpad1:: ; 1 F9 sc43
SetTitleMatchMode, RegEx
IfWinNotActive ahk_exe anki.exe
{
	Send, {sc41} ; F7
	Sleep 10
	Send, {Space}
	Return
}
else
{
	WinActivate, ^.*Engvidshortcut.*$
}
Return

[mikeyww]

Question #1: What is the complete window title of that window, as displayed at the top of Window Spy?

Question #2: What window is active when you trigger the hotkey?

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1 Engvidshortcut - Anki
There is no mistake in the title. This script activates the window

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Numpad1:: ; 1 F9 sc43
SetTitleMatchMode, RegEx
IfWinNotActive ahk_exe anki.exe
{
 WinActivate, ^.*Engvidshortcut.*$
}
Return

2 Any window. Desktop.
But if you add a command after the WinActivate, ^.*Engvidshortcut.*$, then it will be executed.

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Numpad1:: ; 1 F9 sc43
SetTitleMatchMode, RegEx
IfWinNotActive ahk_exe anki.exe
{
	Send, {sc41} ; F7
	Sleep 10
	Send, {Space}
	Return
}
else
{
	Sleep 100
	WinActivate, ^.*Engvidshortcut.*$
	Sleep 500
	Send, {scA} 
	Sleep 500
	Send 1	
}
Return