How to Change the Font of Hotstring Text Topic is solved

[BannerStore]

Is there a way to change the font for a hotstring command?

I've searched for this in the manual as well as the forum but I wierdly can't find anything. I'm sure somebody must have asked this before.

1. I want to be able to insert text in different fonts. I want to do this in all types of programs, not just Microsoft Word. I'm looking for a universal solution.

2. I want the font to revert back to the original font after the hotstring is inserted.

3. Is there also a way to control the font size?

Thanks in advance for any help. I would greatly appreciate!

[Rohwedder]

Hallo,
unfortunately, there is no generally accepted standard for encoding formatting. Microsoft in particular fights against this.
An English Ms Word even uses a different encoding than a German one!

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F1::Send, We want to ^bthese words bold^b ;english Ms Word  (b = bold)
F2::Send, We want to ^+fthese words bold^+f ;german Ms Word (F = Fettdruck)
F3::Send, We want to ^gthese words bold^g ;french Ms Word (g = en gras)
F4::Send, We want to ^nthese words bold^n ;spanish Ms Word (n = negrita)
; ...

[BannerStore]

Wow, there really is no way?

For example, there is no way for me to insert the arrow symbol, 🡆 into all programs in Windows (not just Microsoft Office)?

I've created a hotstring to insert 🡆 into programs but it doesn't work for Microsoft Office. That really stinks.

Hallo,
unfortunately, there is no generally accepted standard for encoding formatting. Microsoft in particular fights against this.
An English Ms Word even uses a different encoding than a German one!

Code: Select all

F1::Send, We want to ^bthese words bold^b ;english Ms Word  (b = bold)
F2::Send, We want to ^+fthese words bold^+f ;german Ms Word (F = Fettdruck)
F3::Send, We want to ^gthese words bold^g ;french Ms Word (g = en gras)
F4::Send, We want to ^nthese words bold^n ;spanish Ms Word (n = negrita)
; ...

[mikeyww]

If the character has an ASCII or Unicode code, you can insert it universally (can also use virtual keys and scan codes). If it requires a proprietary or unique formatting step, then you can't.

https://www.autohotkey.com/docs/commands/Send.htm

If you have several programs with different formatting steps, you could write a script to accommodate all of them, as long as you know what the steps are.

The appearance of your arrow in this forum post illustrates the issue.

[Rohwedder]

Maybe this also helps (untested):
WinClip by Deo
WinClip is a clipboard manipulation class extending AutoHotkey's clipboard capabilities including support for RTF, HTML and images.
https://autohotkey.com/board/topic/74670-class-winclip-direct-clipboard-manipulations/

Your script has a collection of text formatted with HTML.
A selection of it is written to the clipboard with WinClip.SetHTML(), which is then pasted to your application.

[mikeyww]

Terrific idea! Thank you, @Rohwedder.