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--- wiki:windows:auto_hotkey:auto_hoykey [2016/05/13 12:56] – created matt
+++ wiki:windows:auto_hotkey:auto_hoykey [2026/03/26 12:41] (current) – matt
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-====== Auto Hot Key ======
+====== My AutoHotKey Scripts ======
-===== My Scripts =====
-==== Window Always on Top ====
-<code>
-^SPACE::
-Winset, Alwaysontop, , A
-return
-</code>
-==== Insert Date ====
+===== Essential Scripts =====
-<code>
+I just recently finally overhauled my AHK scripts for v2. I've only done my essentials for daily use. There are a lot that I no longer use or have Python scripts to do a more thorough job with.
-:R*?:ddd::
-FormatTime, CurrentDateTime,, yyyyMMdd
-SendInput %CurrentDateTime%
-return
-</code>
-==== Create Dated Directory ====
 <code>
-^!d::
+#Requires AutoHotkey v2.0
-Send !d
-Send ^c
-Destin = %Clipboard%
-FormatTime, DatedDir, , yyyyMMdd
-FileCreateDir, %Destin%\%DatedDir%
-</code>
-==== Create Dated Directory with Prefix ====
+; Insert 40 Underscores CTRL + -
-<code>
+; I use this to insert 'line-bar' or sorts in any notes or documentation quickly and reliably
-^!c::
+^-::
-Send !d
+{
-Send ^c
+    Send "_______________________________________"
-Destin = %Clipboard%
+    return
-PrefixName = Unsigned Invoices
+}
-FormatTime, DatedDir, , yyyyMMdd
-FileCreateDir, %Destin%\%PrefixName% %DatedDir%
-</code>
-==== Move PDFs to New Dated Sub-Folder ====
+;Always on top CTRL + Space
-<code>
+;There are other ways to do this with PowerToys and such, but I've been using this since way before those options were available.
-^!m::
+^space::
-Send !d
+{
-Send ^c
+    WinSetAlwaysOnTop -1, "A"
-Destin = %Clipboard%
+}
-FormatTime, DatedDir, , yyyyMMdd
-FileCreateDir, %Destin%\%DatedDir%
-FileMove, %Destin%\*.pdf, %Destin%\%DatedDir%
-</code>
-==== Run/Focus Notepad++ ====
-<code>
+; Press D D D to insert date as YYYYMMDD
-^!n::
+; The ability to quickly assign an inverse date to documents, logs, directories is essential for my sanity
-Run C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
+:?*:ddd::
+{
+    ; FormatTime, OutputVar, Time, Format
+    myDate := FormatTime(, "yyyyMMdd")
+    SendInput(myDate)
+}
+; Pres F F F to insert Fairfield.
+; I type my city name so many times in a day that I had to crate this shortcut
+:?*:fff::
+{
+    Send "Fairfield"
+    return
+}
+; Win+1or2 cycles virtual desktops
+; This makes Windows Virtual Desktops actually make sense again. Requiring 2 hands to navigate them is stupid.
+#1:: Send "{LWin down}{LCtrl down}{Left down}{LWin up}{LCtrl up}{Left up}"
+#2:: Send "{LWin down}{LCtrl down}{Right down}{LWin up}{LCtrl up}{Right up}"
 </code>