Thread: Help With Sendkey Command And AutoHotKey

Hi Nimikipod,

have you tried to activate the screen/app you want to send the key to first?


How do I use SENDKEY

If I want to make the buttons for embedded applications so that they look like they belong in my skin, how do I do that?

You can communicate with embedded applications using the SENDKEY command. You make the buttons in your skin with the standard button commands, and then use SENDKEY to send commands to your application. Here is an extract of my GPS skin which I embed Infomap Navigator into.

/, B, x, y, w, h, Command;COMMANDCODES, Tooltip
B01,-1,-2,56,68,"ACTIVATE;Navigator||SENDKEY;{F5}","Zoom In"
B02,51,-1,51,67,"ACTIVATE;Navigator||SENDKEY;{F6}","Zoom In"
B03,101,-1,102,67,"ACTIVATE;Navigator||SENDKEY;%V{RIGHT}I%V {RIGHT}O","Fullscreen Toggle"
B04,201,-1,100,67,"ACTIVATE;Navigator||SENDKEY;%T{DOWN}{DOW N}{DOWN}{DOWN}{DOWN}{DOWN}{DOWN}{DOWN}{DOWN}{DOWN} {DOWN}{DOWN}{DOWN}{DOWN}{DOWN}{DOWN}{RIGHT}{ENTER} ","Exit"
B05,301,0,101,65,"ACTIVATE;Navigator||SENDKEY;%T{D OWN}{DOWN}{DOWN}{DOWN}{DOWN}{DOWN}{DOWN}{DOWN}{DOW N}{DOWN}{DOWN}{DOWN}{DOWN}{DOWN}{DOWN}{DOWN}{RIGHT }{DOWN}{DOWN}{DOWN}{ENTER}","Exit"
B06,402,0,100,65,"ACTIVATE;Navigator||SENDKEY;%T{D OWN}{DOWN}{DOWN}{DOWN}{DOWN}{DOWN}{DOWN}{DOWN}{DOW N}{DOWN}{DOWN}{DOWN}{DOWN}{DOWN}{DOWN}{DOWN}{RIGHT }C","Exit"
B07,500,0,101,65,"ACTIVATE;Navigator||SENDKEY;{F7} ","Exit"
B08,601,1,99,64,"MENU;Audio_Menu.skin",
B08,700,1,99,64,"EXIT","Exit"

cheers
KPJUK

I don't believe sendkeys will work to simulate it for autohotkey, but if you tell us what you're trying to do in autohotkey (by pressing F12), we may be able to tell you how to do that in RR. Otherwise, you may need to find a way to perform the autohotkey function you want by command line parameters (using the RUN command in RR).

i wrote the message for nimikipod - im helping him with his carpc

kpjuk - i can't activate the window because autohotkey works from tray with no window..

guino - we have made a script which changes the mute state of 2 recording lines from the onboard soundcard

he is using an asus pci card as a sound source
but also using the onboard sound device for hqct and mic ( for phone control )
one is using line-in port
the other is using microphone port
but when you use winamp linein plugin you get both

so basicly what the script from autohotkey does is mute one and unmute the other
for example -
one press - line-in muted , microphone unmuted
press again - line-in unmuted , microphone muted

is it possible to do this inside rr?

thanks

RR can mute/unmute sources only, not inputs, but if there's a way to execute the same script with a command line parameter to autohotkey then it should be easy to use the RUN command instead of the F12 keypress. There are also a few command line volume control tools that could do the trick.

got it
i downloaded a little prog called volumeline
hope this will do the job
thanks

It is currently not possible to simulate mouse clicks in RR, but I have thought of making an extension plugin for that for a long time.. for right now, I'd suggest looking for a command line parameter to autohotkey that can execute the F11 command, or trying to activate autohotkey (instead of your application) to simulate it.