That's a loaded question. The short answer is here:
http://ahkscript.org/boards/viewtopic.p ... 9087#p8131
Bellzemos wrote:does AHK use a lot of system resources when running?
AHK is tiny, generally about 2000 k of memory.
Bellzemos wrote:Does it start with Windows and runs all the time (maybe as a background process/service) or only when you manually run it?
It starts only when you tell it to. Some people have "always on" scripts that they have set to start with windows, this is accomplished by putting the script in the windows "Startup" folder.
Bellzemos wrote:Does it do anything unfavorable (callinng home maybe)?
Nope. The code is open source,with many people looking at it and rewiewing it. You are free to view the source and investigate for yourself also.
Bellzemos wrote:Can I [foul/derogatory language] up something by using it?
Only if you write a script that messes around with something important, like the registry, or deletes system files. But that's on you. You are very unlikely to do anything harmful accidentally.
Bellzemos wrote:If I record mouse-click macros, what happens if I change the screen resolution? What if the mouse in the script accidentaly changes some important Windows setting and I won't even know it.
That's why it is more reliable to write scripts that click buttons/controls/etc. based on the name of the control, as opposed to the coordinates.
Bellzemos wrote:About the script I want to make (FireFaceUSB & Skye) - you mentioned in your first post on this thread that there are utilities which can get the "names" fo the buttons and tabs. I'm interested in that, how would I record the script that way? Is one of those utilities the Windows Spy you mentioned in the last post? Does it come with the AHK installation?
Yes Window Spy is the most common utility for getting information about a window that you normally can't see. It comes with AHK. With an AHK script running, right click on the tray icon and select "Window Spy". Part 2 of
this video shows some ways to use window spy.
Bellzemos wrote:The macro recorder too?
Available at:
http://ahkscript.org/boards/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=143
When you install AHK, the first thing I would suggest is get
SciTE4AutoHotkey. It makes editing your scripts a lot easier.
Also, the
docs and the
Quick-Start Tutorial are your friends.
Hope that helps.
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