Posts filed under “beginner”
AutoHotkey Tutorial: Functions
Moving right along with our 9th video tutorial we discuss functions in AutoHotkey. Functions are a general programming concept but we’re focusing on automation tasks. Watch the video and see the example code we used.
AutoHotkey: Making the Hotkeys
Continuing from where we left off with Send, we’re now going to respond to user input, instead of simulating it. What are often called “Keyboard Shortcuts,” in AutoHotkey we call them “Hotkeys.” Learn how to make and use them productively.
AutoHotkey Tutorial: Artificial Input
AutoHotkey has powerful commands that let your computer type, click, and move the mouse for you. We’re going to look at two screencasts (5 minutes each) giving examples on how it works, and then elaborate on it after.
AutoHotkey Tutorial: When to use %, and when not to
If you’re just starting out your bound to run into these problems. Arguably the most confusing part of AutoHotkey is that sometimes you call a variable SomeVariable and others you call it %SomeVariable%. This video tries to draw some rules around it to make remembering easier. Watch it and then read the follow up.
Your Own IRC Bot in Python
Internet relay chat is a wonderful way to talk about topics that interest you with others. All you need is a browser to use an online service. One popular server is freenode, which has its own browser based client. What is IRC? Wikipedia defines it as follows, Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a form of [...]