Adding Web Links to the AutoHotkey IPFind.ahk Script April 26, 2021.Build a Barebones Web Browser Using the AutoHotkey ActiveX GUI Control May 4, 2021.Use ActiveX Control to Embed World Maps in AutoHotkey GUI May 10, 2021.Embed Google Maps in an AutoHotkey GUI (No API Required!) May 17, 2021.Embedding Google Maps in the IPFind.ahk GUI (AutoHotkey Web Trick) May 24, 2021.Switched IPFind.ahk to for Reliable AutoHotkey GUI Map Embedding May 31, 2021.Alternative Web Page HTML Download Techniques (AutoHotkey Tip) June 8, 2021.Strip HTML Tags from Text (AutoHotkey Quick Tip) June 21, 2021.How to Neutralize Errant Hotstrings (AutoHotkey Trick) July 6, 2021.Barebones AutoHotkey QuickLinks App July 12, 2021.Adding Folders and Files from Windows to AutoHotkey Menus July 23, 2021.Using FileSelectFolder for Windows File Explorer AutoHotkey Menus August 18, 2021.In these blogs, I focus on converting from a language running with commands to one which uses corresponding functions. Any understanding you already possess about how AutoHotkey works will serve you well. You’ll find the overall script structure and how AutoHotkey processes a file unchanged.

Digging into V2.0 requires a slightly different way of thinking yet it remains all AutoHotkey. To get ahead of the curve and give you a chance to make better-informed decisions about ever upgrading to V2.0 (once released), I offer this series of observations comparing V2.0 with V1.1. (Hotkey syntax also stays intact but you will need to update the commands within any Hotkey routines.) That means your AutoCorrect script will likely run fine under both versions of AutoHotkey-unless your Hotstrings execute custom actions. Standard Hotstrings offer the only syntax which continues untouched. AutoHotkey V2.0 offers a more consistent scripting environment, but you will experience a slight learning curve. As We Await the Ultimate Release of AutoHotkey V2.0, Let’s Look at How Things Will ChangeĪs I review the documentation for the alpha version of AutoHotkey V2.0, I can see that 95% of the code in a V1.1 script needs to change to run under the new version.

Instal the new AutoHotkey 2.0.3