Problem selecting VirtualBox host menu item

[maf]

Hi,

I would like to execute a command from one of the menus of a VirtualBox host windows. As a first test I tried

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#IfWinActive, Oracle VM VirtualBox
F1::WinMenuSelectItem, Oracle VM VirtualBox, , 5&, 6&

The fifth menu is "Help", its sixth submenu is "About VirtualBox...". So I hoped the about box would open. I also tried the (German) names of the menu items. But both ways, nothing happens. What is my mistake?

P.S.: The only thing I got working to far is

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#IfWinActive, Oracle VM VirtualBox
F1::MsgBox You are currently using VirtualBox

[Alguimist]

The "Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager" is a QWidget window. WinMenuSelectItem only works with Win32 menus.

You can invoke the desired menu item by sending keystrokes.

Alternatively, you can try the command line tool VBoxManage (included with VirtualBox).

[maf]

The "Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager" is a QWidget window. WinMenuSelectItem only works with Win32 menus.

Ok, thanks for the explanation!

You can invoke the desired menu item by sending keystrokes.

Do you mean keystrokes like Alt-<key> where the key is identified by the underlined character in the menu item? Unfortunately, the VirtualBox menu does not seem to define such keys - there are no underlined characters.

Alternatively, you can try the command line tool VBoxManage (included with VirtualBox).

Yes, but vboxmanage controlvm screenshotpng will take a picture of the complete guest display, while I need the active windows.