AutoHotkey Snippit
AutoHotkey Snippit is a Program designed with the intention of having multiple types of Hotkeys, HotStrings and Include Plugins for use in windows Automation.
These Hotkeys, HotString and plugins are wrapped in Profiles
These profiles can easily be swapped and set to work any or selected windows. Profile can easily be swaped to have the same shortcut key or hotstring do a different job in different windows.
Installing AutoHotkey Snipit
AutoHotkey Snippit can be installed via the AutoHotkeySnippitSetup.exe installer.
Reqirements
AutoHotkey Snippit requires .net framework, AutoHotKey and Mini-Framework. All of the requriements are automatically installed by the AutoHotkeySnippitSetup.exe installer as needed.
Getting Help
Help can be found online here as well AutoHotkey Snippit has a help file wihen it is installed.
Sharing Snippits
AutoHotkey Snippit is designed with sharing of snippetsin mind. Snippets can be exported and import via the Hotlist Application.
Getting Started
Having a basic understanding of AutoHotKey is helpful but not necessary to get started. AutoHotkey Snippit comes with a few templates already installed. The Default profile when installed is Windows Global. Which include shortcuts to many of windows control panel items.
As well there is an auto correct plugin included with the Windows Global that auto corrects hundreds of spelling mistakes.
The AutoHotkey Snippit application is the main launch point for the program and runs in the system tray , see Tray in help section. If the AutoHotkey Snipit is not running in the system tray then no Hotkeys, Hotstring plugins willl be active. Althouth you may stil edit any profiles or plugin using the Hotlist application.
Plugins may contain three flavors.
- Hotkeys - These are Actions that are taken when a specified hot key is pressed such as Ctrl+Win+A ,
- HotStrings - These are the Actions taken when a keyboard sequence is pressed such as sayhello and are often use to create text replacements for such things as auto correct.
- Includes - These are custom Actions that can be anything supported by the AutoHotkey Scripting language including custom Hotkeys and HotStrings. Includes are more powerful but more difficult then working with Hotkeys and HotStrings. Most if not all of your need Hotkeys and HotStrings will probably do the job.
Some Features of AutoHotkey Snippit
- Create a Global Profile - Profile will act on all windows except the window specifically blacklisted.
- Create a Local Profile - Profile will act on only the windows in the white list.
- Import / Export Snippit Install as shown in figure 1
- Import / Export Plugin into Profiles as shown in figure 2
- Create one or more Individual Plugins - Plugins can be created within Profiles as demonstrated by figure 1.
- Plugins may be optionally disabled within a Profile - Great for plugins within a Profile that you only use occasionally.
- Plugins may be deleted
- Plugins may be copied to another Profile
- Plugins may be Moved to another Profile
- Plugins may disable Hotkeys, HotStrings and Includes individually.
- Data may be part of a plugin to enhance is capability.
- Data can be included as Text or Binary
Related Project
AutoHotkey Snippit Editor is the editor written in c# for AutoHhotkey Snippit. The project files can be found here
Note to Developers:
AutoHotkey Snippit plugin and profiles are based up xml files. This files are included in the XSD folder for developer if needed. The documentation for the xsd files can be found online here
Having knowledge of or using he xsd/xml files is not required in any way. The Hotlist application will do all of this automatically when you create or edit a new Profile or plugin. However if a developer needs access to them they are provided.