Retro fullscreen console with custom programming language!

[TheAutomator]

A fullscreen console with custom commands!

Introduction:

Hi everyone!

This funny project started as a question in the help section:

https://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/174404-edit-detect-key-before-updating-content/

I'd like to share this script with everyone that is interested. 

 

Why would I want it?

• You like the old style fullscreen console (like in the old day's),
• You can add custom commands,
• You can customize the font a lot more compared to cmd.exe,
• You can share ideas or add tweaks to the script.

 

Still to do:

• Write a simple custom programming language to implement this tool.
• Writing a little help file / pdf to describe my little programming language.
• Add little sound effects like a beep if there is a syntax error (optional).
• Clean up and modify Console.Au3 content.
• Add an option to have to type a login password (optional).
• Make an optional installer that also gives scripts for this tool a custom icon and open with command.
• ...Call Neo?

 

Thanks to:

• xxaviarxx: debugging, some ideas.
• jguinch: debugging, adding a bunch of tweaks and ideas.
• kylomas: debugging, new ideas.

 

Edits and updates:

• Added usage of tab key in edit control
• Edit has focus now on startup
• I'm currently rewriting a simple custom programming language to implement this tool.

 

UDF download: Console.au3

 

Regards

TheAutomator

Edited January 16, 2018 by TheAutomator

[xxaviarxx]

Need to make sure the window is active as soon as you run the script otherwise your users will have to click a full screen console. At the preset time you have to click it.

[TheAutomator]

Need to make sure the window is active as soon as you run the script otherwise your users will have to click a full screen console. At the preset time you have to click it.

Seems like $WS_TABSTOP prevents direct user input...

I updated the script

Thanks xxaviarxx !

[TheAutomator]

See pdf for more about the programming language for this console.

feel free to debate about the syntax and commands if you're interested .

regards

[TheDcoder]

• You can customize the font (unlike cmd.exe)

I don't belive it...

http://www.wikihow.com/Customize-the-Font-in-Windows-Command-Prompt

TD

[TheAutomator]

TheDcoder,

Cmd.exe has 1 build in raster font and 2 optional ones you can choose of.

if you want to add a font you have to change the registry and you have to be lucky enough to find a raster font that will be accepted by cmd prompt..

(and even that doesn't work on my computer for some reason)

try to add a new font like: westminster.ttf to it and post a screenshot

but ok, technically I should say that you can customize the fonts 'a lot more' then you can with cmd, so I'm gonna change that in my description.

Edited August 7, 2015 by TheAutomator

[TheDcoder]

@TheAutomator Oh, silly me

[forbannet]

I just gave you some appreciation on other thread. Thanks bro, I am using it.

[junkew]

its nice but please be aware that microsoft made powershell on every windows V7 and further available. 

type ISE in your startmenu / search  box and see an integrated IDE something between IDE/debugwindow/scripting at the same time

this shows the concept for excel.application

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/scriptcenter/en-US/33dbc1c4-40ee-4ef8-b25b-f29440ab3194/using-com-objects-excel-from-powershell?forum=ITCG

suggestion would be to incorporate javascript CHAKRA then you do not have to write a new grammar

 

 

 

Edited January 9, 2017 by junkew
nice see now its a little older thread