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you don't want to have a look at a msg that appears without you interacting with the target software.

If you've set the filter to show only wm_command in Winspector Spy and still you're getting a flood of messages then right click that message and select hide (msg name).

In addition, most apps keep these msg values the same even on different versions of themselves (e.g. if you've found a msg that works on your system (with a certain version of a software) then you can be sure it'll work on another system too with the same version of the software.

The note above regarding OS being XP and msg values changing with different OSes is purely cautionary.

SendMessage works the same way but additionally waits for a return value, which can be used for things such as getting the currently playing track in Winamp (see Automating Winamp for an example). PostMessage, 0x111, 65305, MyScript.ahk - AutoHotkey Use 65306 to Pause vs.

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if you use a different OS then your params may change (only applicable to apps like Wordpad and Notepad that come with windows for others the params shouldn't vary): makes writing color teal in Wordpad PostMessage, 0x111, 32788, 0,, Document - WordPad opens about box in Notepad PostMessage, 0x111, 65, 0,, Untitled - Notepad toggles word-wrap in Notepad PostMessage, 0x111, 32, 0,, Untitled - Notepad play/pause in Windows Media Player PostMessage, 0x111, 32808, 0,, Windows Media Player suspend the hotkeys of a running AHK script But the following command will still work: PostMessage, 0x111, 639,untitled - PaintĪnother advantage to PostMessage is that the Window can be in the background by contrast, sending mouse clicks would require it to be active. So if the target user has done any of this then your script will fail at that point. What will you do? Most probably a mouse click at the toolbar button, right? But toolbars can be moved and hidden! This one can be moved/hidden too. Now let's say it's an app where you have to select a tool from a toolbar using AutoHotkey say the dropper tool is to be selected. Now put that in the above command and you've got it! It's the wParam value.įor the next example I'm taking Paint because possibly everyone will have that.You'll find that there's a message saying 'Control ID: 40239'. sometimes there are wm_command messages saying 'win activated' or 'win destroyed' and other stuff.

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What you want to look for (usually) is a code 0 message.

Expand the wm_command messages that've accumulated (forget others if any).

Come back to Winspector Spy and press the traffic light button to pause monitoring.

Now go to the "New Message" window and select from its menu bar: Insert > Picture.

This way you will only monitor this message.

Press the 'filter all' button and then dbl click 'wm_command' on the list on left.

Right click the blank window and select 'Edit message filter'.

Right click the selected window in the list on left and select 'Messages'.

Drag the crosshair from Winspector Spy's window to "New Message" window's titlebar (the portion not covered by Winspector Spy's overlay).

Open Winspector Spy and a "New Message" window.

#Autohotkey crosshair overlay how to

Now let me tell you how to find a value such as 40239: Works like a charm! But what the heck is that? 0x111 is the hex code of wm_command message and 40239 is the code that this particular window understands as menu-item 'Insert Picture' selection. In other words, this code will not work: MenuSelect, New Message, &Insert, &Picture.īut PostMessage can get the job done: PostMessage, 0x111, 40239, 0,, New Message how do I send a command that works every time?"Īs a first example, note that MenuSelect fails to work with the menu bar on Outlook Express's "New Message" window. "How do I select a menu item when MenuSelect doesn't work with it?!" "How do I press a button on a minimized window?" This page discusses the PostMessage and SendMessage commands and will answer some questions like:

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