Getting started with AutoIt3 using the SciTE editor

Function Selection Popup:

You can quickly callup a Popup box with all AutoIt3 functions by pressing Shift+F1.
The program will divide the Screen in a Left and Right Window where the left window will be the FuncPopUp program and Right will be SciTE. The FuncPopUp program will remain active until closed at which time the window size and position of SciTE is restored.

Just double-click or Enter on the function you need and it will be pasted into your script.

Hit Esc to jump back to SciTE without pasting the selected function

 

The Function is now pasted to SciTE and the Window size is set to nearly to total screen width leaving only a portion shown of FuncPopUp.

 

 

With Help Started

You can also hit F1 to get more info on the selected Function... This is a dynamic helppage, so it will updated as you scroll to other functions giving you a real fast way of scrolling through the help of the functions.

 

 

 

Again when you select a function by double-click or Enter the Function will be pasted to SciTE, but this time SciTE won't resize but the Help of the selected function is shown at the left side of the screen helping you to code the function correctly.

 

FuncPopUp has 2 setting to you can activate under Options:

Autohelp - Will activate the Helpfile when FuncPopUp is activated

LeftSplit - Will split the left window in two windows when SciTE is active. One with contain the Functionlist and one showing the help for the current keywork.

 

 

Important: The FuncPopUp list of functions will only be enabled when you have a file open that has the .AU3 file extension!