AutoHotkey: Get Media Information and Display
This is a copied article just to store a permanent reference for if I ever need to build an app similar to the file explorer in the Microsoft Windows OS.
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AutoHotkey: App GUI Listview to Rename Files
So this is the documentation for a snippet of code that will list files of a directory using an AutoHotkey GUI and display what it will name them. The app needs to rename files but append an incremented count if the name of a file already exists. The original file needs to keep its original name. What I have EDIT 0_00...
Autohotkey - Chrome Profiles in Alphabetical Order
This is an article to create a standalone application which lists all the Google Chrome Profiles on your Windows 10 workstation in alphabetical order.
AutoHotkey - MS Windows 10 - Open Apps on Multiple Monitors and Desktops
Yay for Microsoft Windows 10 in joining the rest of the Operating Systems in implementing multiple desktops. So if you have a Mac or Linux system, you will know of a feature where you can have another virtual desktop on your device. For those that don't know it, the feature is similar to mobile phones where you swipe l...
AutoHotkey: Check Windows Folder Sizes
So I needed to clear space on a workstation's C drive. There are other programs about and even some built-in to MS Windows that could potentially be used. This is a quick article on how to write an AutoHotkey program to simply return the folders in the drive and display the size of all the files/folders contained withi...
AHK Countdown Tooltip
Someone suggested an app that counts the days I have left serving my notice. I thought I'd go one better and have it calculate to the nearest second. I call this latest app "byeBU" and this is version 0.4 Beta (unofficial app).
Autohotkey Count Number of Files/Folders in a Directory
So this is an article to list methods of retrieving the number of files in a folder/directory.
Alternative method of displaying Unicode in Autohotkey GUI
Well yes you could just use the Unicode version of Autohotkey. If you're looking for some up and down arrows which is all I wanted, then you don't have to use Unicode and you can use the Chr() function: msgbox % Chr(24) ; upwards arrow msgbox % Chr(25) ; downwards arrow, unstable
Fun with DllCall in AutoHotkey
Ok so there are more fun things to do out there. If you're the type of AutoHotkey programmer that doesn't like having to use the command prompt to write to an extra text file which your program has to read, then this is for you. DllCall will usually run contained in the program and can be hidden from the end-user. The...
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