Do things using the edge Topic is solved

[iokinjormet]

I've just discovered an amazing use of AHK: Send Alt-Tab when the mouse is on the left edge of the screen (https://www.dcmembers.com/skrommel/download/altedge/).

Now I'd like to do more things using the edge because I think it's super-cool. Eg. Split the screen horizontally in 3 parts: top, middle, bottom. I'd like to use the top left edge to go back to the previous page, the middle left edge to change the tabs open in my browser (like I do with ctrl+pag^), and keep the bottom left edge to send alt-tab (like in the script I linked).

How can I do that?

[BoBo]

AHH, that good ol' @Skrommel stuff from a century ago!

[mikeyww]

It's just looping and checking the mouse position every 50 ms. It returns the y-position as variable my, so you can simply use its value to decide what to do. Your screen height is given by A_ScreenHeight.

[iokinjormet]

Could you please help me? I don't know how to do that.

[mikeyww]

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#Persistent
browser = chrome.exe
Process, Priority,, B
CoordMode, Mouse
SetTimer, Check, 200
Check:
WinGet, proc, ProcessName, A
MouseGetPos, xpos, ypos
lastZone := zone, zone := xpos > 1 ? 0 : Max(Ceil(3 * ypos / A_ScreenHeight), 1)
If !zone || lastZone = "" || zone = lastZone || proc != browser && zone < 3
 Return
SoundBeep, 600 + 200 * zone, 20
Switch zone {
 Case 1: Send !{Left}
 Case 2: Send ^{Tab}
 Case 3: Send !{Tab}
}
Return

[iokinjormet]

I made a new script with your code and it doesn't work. Do I have to add your code to the script I posted above?

Also, why you wrote Chrome browser? Thanks a lot.

[mikeyww]

Does this script work in your Chrome browser?

This script is self-contained and requires no additional code.

Should I try to debug your new script without seeing it?

You can change the browser to anything you want.

[iokinjormet]

I disabled the script I posted above and now your script works in Chrome.

I am just wondering how to make a universal script that work everywhere in Windows just like the previous did.

[mikeyww]

You want to change tabs in your browser while you are not looking at your browser?

[iokinjormet]

Sorry, I was not clear.

I'd like to have the alt-tab working everywhere AND the other 2 functions workign in every browser.

Is it possible?

[mikeyww]

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#Persistent
browsers = chrome|firefox
Process, Priority,, B
CoordMode, Mouse
SetTimer, Check, 200
Check:
WinGet, proc, ProcessName, A
MouseGetPos, xpos, ypos
lastZone := zone, zone := xpos > 1 ? 0 : Max(Ceil(3 * ypos / A_ScreenHeight), 1)
If !zone || lastZone = "" || zone = lastZone || !(proc ~= "(" browsers ")\.exe") && zone < 3
 Return
SoundBeep, 600 + 200 * zone, 20
Switch zone {
 Case 1: Send !{Left}
 Case 2: Send ^{Tab}
 Case 3: Send !{Tab}
}
Return

[iokinjormet]

thank you so much

[iokinjormet]

Since this script is working great for me, I'd like to make a step further: using the top edge as well (now it works on the left edge). How can I do that? Thanks.

PS: Since the script checks mouse position every 100 ms, is it onerous for the PC system?

[mikeyww]

The shorter your interval, the greater the performance impact would be. You might not notice anything with an interval of 100 ms or 200 ms, but that would depend on your hardware and the running software.

You can use xpos and ypos to define new zones wherever you like. Your Switch statement can then act accordingly.

[iokinjormet]

Thanks. I have no idea how to do that. Could you please help me?

[mikeyww]

I leave that to you, but all you need is this sort of thing:

If (ypos < 10 && xpos < 100)
zone := 4

You are just using the mouse position to define a zone.

Give it a go!

[iokinjormet]

You're right. So I want to learn and tried this but nothing happens:

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CoordMode, Mouse
SetTimer, Check, 200
Check:
MouseGetPos, xpos, ypos
If (ypos < 10 && xpos > 1500)
	MsgBox, Hello
return

[Mod edit: [code][/code] tags added.]

[mikeyww]

Since you did not see a message box, what were the actual values of xpos and ypos at that time? You can add a new line to your script to display those values.

[iokinjormet]

I've done several attempts and each of them had ypos < 10 && xpos > 1500. I know it because of this script:

MouseGetPos, xpos, ypos
MsgBox, The cursor is at X%xpos% Y%ypos%

So Idk where the issue is.

[mikeyww]

What does the following script show? Before running the script, make a visual note to yourself about the position of the mouse on the screen.

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CoordMode, Mouse
MouseGetPos, xpos, ypos
MsgBox, %xpos% %ypos%