Posts filed under “video”
AutoHotkey: Component Object Model
This tutorial covers some of the basic ideas of automating Internet Explorer and other COM enabled applications in AutoHotkey.
Secret Android Camera in Python (computer controlled)
This is project has been on my mental TODO list for some time now. I finally sat down and finished it. We’re creating a remote controlled camera where the remote is our computer and the camera is in our Android cell phone.
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: Graphic User Interfaces
New video tutorial! We make a Graphic User Interface (GUI) that works a lot like Notepad. By the end of the video you can have a window that you can type data into and then save it either with Control-S or a save button. We make it all!
If Not True Then False: Write Clear Code!
For reasons beyond my understanding people want to write code in the shortest way possible — especially when writing scripts. This includes leaving out comments, removing white-space, and maybe worst of all: combining multiple statements into one line!
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.
Utilizing a Web Service Start to Finish
The Internet is filled with many web sites that offer web services. We take a look at an example site that generates ASCII Art based on text you give it. Using FireBug, a python script, and a little creativity we use this anywhere we want and for (almost) any purpose.
Compare Two Files with Python
Recently I had some old code and a newer version of those same files. I couldn’t just use one of them, deleting any changes made in the other. I had to know what’d changed in each file.