Hotkeyset

[GeekyBunny]

How do i set a hotkey to a button i made in the Graphical user interface in koda? Well, yet again, i'm a newbie to this. Your help will be appreciated.

[olo]

  On 5/23/2013 at 10:54 AM, GeekyBunny said:

How do i set a hotkey to a button i made in the Graphical user interface in koda? Well, yet again, i'm a newbie to this. Your help will be appreciated.

Any code or something to help explain a bit more of what you need?

[mrflibblehat]

  On 5/23/2013 at 10:54 AM, GeekyBunny said:

How do i set a hotkey to a button i made in the Graphical user interface in koda? Well, yet again, i'm a newbie to this. Your help will be appreciated.

 

Have a look at HotKeySet,

Whatever function that button is calling get the hotkey to call the same function.

[JLogan3o13]

As olo pointed out, how about posting the code for the GUI you created? Help us help you

[GeekyBunny]

As i said, "I'm new your help would be greatly appreciated
Well, This is a program i am making for paint. I want it to click around 7 times whenever i press a special key. Plus, I want a hotkey set to $Button1. So that i don't have to press start everytime.
Well, here is the code : 

#include <ButtonConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <StaticConstants.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#Region ### START Koda GUI section ### Form=
$Form1 = GUICreate("Form1", 251, 245, 927, 209)
$Button1 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Start", 24, 16, 75, 25)
$Button2 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Instructions", 24, 64, 75, 25)
$Button3 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Quit", 24, 104, 75, 25)
$Label1 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Made by GeekyBunny", 128, 96, 84, 81)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
#EndRegion ### END Koda GUI section ###

While 1
    $nMsg = GUIGetMsg()
    Switch $nMsg
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit
        Case $Button1
            If  $Button1 <> 0 then
                MouseClick("Left")
                MouseWheel("Down")
                MouseClick("Left")
                MouseWheel("Down")
                MouseClick("Left")
                MouseWheel("Down")
                EndIf
        Case $Button2
            MsgBox(0,"Instructions","Try")
        Case $Button3
            Exit
    EndSwitch
WEnd

Edited May 23, 2013 by GeekyBunny

[JLogan3o13]

I guess I am confused. You say you want to take some action on $Button1, but you don't want to click it all the time. How is your program to know you want to take said action if you don't click the button? And if you set a hotkey to perform the same steps as clicking the button, aren't you doubling your effort for the same number of clicks/button presses?

 

Edit: To answer your question, despite the confusion your approach brings me - you would look at HotKeySet in the help file sd mrflibblehat suggested.

Edited May 23, 2013 by JLogan3o13

[somdcomputerguy]

You can put the mouse actions in a For..Next loop. I think that's what you're trying to accomplish. See http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/keywords/For.htm , and the example code there for usage.

[GeekyBunny]

  On 5/23/2013 at 8:12 PM, JLogan3o13 said:

I guess I am confused. You say you want to take some action on $Button1, but you don't want to click it all the time. How is your program to know you want to take said action if you don't click the button? And if you set a hotkey to perform the same steps as clicking the button, aren't you doubling your effort for the same number of clicks/button presses?

 

Edit: To answer your question, despite the confusion your approach brings me - you would look at HotKeySet in the help file sd mrflibblehat suggested.

(I can make only 4 more posts)

Erm, sorry for troubling you what i meant to say is that the i want a hotkeyset as an alternative for the button i press so that i keep hitting the hotkey instead of going back to the form1 and click the button. Like isn't there a way to give the button a hotkey so that whenever i press a certain key, say, "F5", it completes a certain function which i had written in the button.

[JLogan3o13]

Sure you can. Something like this:

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
HotKeySet("{F5}", "_myFunc")

Local $msg

GUICreate("Test", 300, 300)
$Button1 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Button 1", 10, 10, 100,30)

GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

    While 1
        $msg = GUIGetMsg()
            Select
                Case $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
                    ExitLoop
                Case $msg = $Button1
                    _myFunc()
            EndSelect
    WEnd

GUIDelete()

Func _myFunc()
    If $msg = $Button1 Then
        MsgBox(0, "", "I got here from the button")
    Else
        MsgBox(0, "", "I got here from a hotkey")
    EndIf
EndFunc

[somdcomputerguy]

Just have HotKeySet and $Button1 call the same function. And you would need to move the $Button1 actions (which are currently in the Switch) to a separate function.

[GeekyBunny]

Thank you guys very much!
It might be a bother but you guys would be getting way more questions from me >_>
But i am very thankful to you guys! And the helpful community

[GeekyBunny]

(2nd last post )

I can define my function anywhere? Right? Even at the end of the script, right? o-o

[JLogan3o13]

Correct. Typically they are put at the end, after the "Main" portion of the script, but they can go anywhere.

 

Edit: Fixed horrible spelling.

Edited May 23, 2013 by JLogan3o13

[Melba23]

GeekyBunny,

I have lifted the "New Members" post restriction for you.

M23

[GeekyBunny]

  On 5/23/2013 at 9:09 PM, Melba23 said:

GeekyBunny,

I have lifted the "New Members" post restriction for you.

M23

Thank you very much!  

You guys are the best! :3

Now, i can post when i want without waiting till the morning but for now, All my problems are solved due to JLogan3o13's answer!  

But still thank you very much