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I've been using Auto Hotkey[1] for a while and it's truly amazing to bring the missing hotkeys feature to Windows. This, plus Altdrag[2], Quicklook[3] and Winx

I've been using Auto Hotkey[1] for a while and it's truly amazing to bring the missing hotkeys feature to Windows. This, plus Altdrag[2], Quicklook[3] and Winxcorners[4] are my must have. 1: https://www.autohotkey.com/ https://www.autohotkey.com/ 2: https://stefansundin.github.io/altdrag/ https://stefansundin.github.io/altdrag/ 3: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/quicklook/9nv4bs3l1h4s https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/quicklook/9nv4bs3l1h4s 4: https://github.com/vhanla/winxcorners https://github.com/vhanla/winxcorners

mszcz 5y ago
AltDrag has been one of the first pieces of software I install on a Windows machine for years now. Such a time saver. As we're a little OT here, I might as well recommend you check out GridMove which moves windows to predefined positions on any of the screens with a press of a hotkey.
- omegabravo 5y ago
  alt drag is something I picked up on Linux. I was delighted to find it for Windows several years ago, and the name made it really easy to find. Mac window management continues to infuriate me.
  - tim-- 5y ago
    I can not recommend Contexts [1] and Rectangle [2] enough! [1]: https://contexts.co/ https://contexts.co/ [2]: https://rectangleapp.com/ https://rectangleapp.com/
pbowyer 5y ago
I played with Auto Hotkey (AHK) recently as I wanted to add a layer to my keyboard. Wow, what powerful software! But I really disliked the scripting language and wished they'd used a standard language. I ended up installing TouchCursor [1] which did everything I need at present, but will persevere with AHK. 1: http://martin-stone.github.io/touchcursor/ http://martin-stone.github.io/touchcursor/
- mdiesel 5y ago
  Look at AutoIt. It's a more traditional basic language, and iirc AHK was a fork of a very early version a few decades ago.
- PhasmaFelis 5y ago
  Yeah, AHK is amazing and worth learning, but its scripting language is astonishingly awful.
- tbronchain 5y ago
  I totally agree with the pain of their scripting language. Here is mine, it's very basic but does the few things I wanted (i.e run a program with a combination of keys): https://gist.github.com/tbronchain/c52b610a76eac8c26faae9ad2345b835 https://gist.github.com/tbronchain/c52b610a76eac8c26faae9ad2...
jedimastert 5y ago
Auto Hotkey is surprisingly powerful Here's Tom Scott talking about how he used AHK and Lua to make a keyboard for every emoji https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIFE7h3m40U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIFE7h3m40U

mszcz 5y ago

AltDrag has been one of the first pieces of software I install on a Windows machine for years now. Such a time saver. As we're a little OT here, I might as well recommend you check out GridMove which moves windows to predefined positions on any of the screens with a press of a hotkey.

omegabravo 5y ago
alt drag is something I picked up on Linux. I was delighted to find it for Windows several years ago, and the name made it really easy to find. Mac window management continues to infuriate me.
- tim-- 5y ago
  I can not recommend Contexts [1] and Rectangle [2] enough! [1]: https://contexts.co/ https://contexts.co/ [2]: https://rectangleapp.com/ https://rectangleapp.com/

pbowyer 5y ago

I played with Auto Hotkey (AHK) recently as I wanted to add a layer to my keyboard. Wow, what powerful software! But I really disliked the scripting language and wished they'd used a standard language. I ended up installing TouchCursor [1] which did everything I need at present, but will persevere with AHK. 1: http://martin-stone.github.io/touchcursor/ http://martin-stone.github.io/touchcursor/

mdiesel 5y ago
Look at AutoIt. It's a more traditional basic language, and iirc AHK was a fork of a very early version a few decades ago.
PhasmaFelis 5y ago
Yeah, AHK is amazing and worth learning, but its scripting language is astonishingly awful.
tbronchain 5y ago
I totally agree with the pain of their scripting language. Here is mine, it's very basic but does the few things I wanted (i.e run a program with a combination of keys): https://gist.github.com/tbronchain/c52b610a76eac8c26faae9ad2345b835 https://gist.github.com/tbronchain/c52b610a76eac8c26faae9ad2...

jedimastert 5y ago

Auto Hotkey is surprisingly powerful Here's Tom Scott talking about how he used AHK and Lua to make a keyboard for every emoji https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIFE7h3m40U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIFE7h3m40U