AutoHotkey Scripts

Little scripts to make life easier

Setup

• To use these scripts first download the AutoHotkey application from this website.

• After installation, you can just download the script file and run it by double-clicking on it.

• To schedule the script to start with Windows use this guide.

• To edit these scripts, right-click on them, and click edit with Notepad++ (or Open With Notepad), don't forget to save.

• To remove the icon from the icon tray, add this line: #NoTrayIcon to the first line of the script.

Example of Use

GoBack_Web_Browser.ahk

Using the right mouse click to go back a page in a web browser or file explorer in Windows 10, double-clicking it, runs the script.

• To change the button, replace the RButtonwith the desired button, you can learn about the AutoHotkey button here.

• The Send,{Browser_Back} is what you want the button to do once it's clicked, change the Browser_back to the action you need. Here you can learn more about it.

ID.ahk

Using ctrl+j to paste text (or id number in my case) to any text editor.

• ^ means ctrl. Here are more details.

• j is the key that I chose.

• Send, ENTER_HERE_TEXT Just like the GoBack script, here you can put any text that frustrates you every time you need to type it.

Reload_Page_Web_Browser.ahk

Similar to the GoBack script, here for double-clicking the middle mouse button, the web page will reload.

• To change the button, replace the MButtonwith the desired button, you can learn about AutoHotkey button here

• Send,^R the short key for reloading a web page is ctrl+R, so as before ^ is ctrl, in this case, you can change this short key for any other use.

• When you use the double-click scripts, it is important to deal with the option of regular click, one-click, in this case, with if-else statement, counting the number of strokes, if the key was clicked once the Send,{MButton} will make sure it will do the regular key work.