--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Alex Peters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- Paul wrote: > > > Currently, I have several PP bars that appear depending on an active > > window (each bar being an actual bar, not a single bar with format > > context sections). I use them to store testing userid/password > > combinations for several applications that I develop. While this > > works great, I would like to add hot keys to save myself an > > unnecessary mouse action. > > My understanding is that these bars automatically display depending on > the caption or class or EXE of the active window, and that each bar > contains a button to send a username and password to the window. Am I > correct?
Yes. > I believe that the best option for this would be to write a script > that checks the caption, etc. of the active window and sends > keystrokes accordingly. Somehow, I knew you were going to say that. > > What I would like to do is when a specific bar appears, be able to > > automatically assign a hot key, and when the bar disappears be able > > to unassign that hot key. This has the advantage of keeping > > everything somewhat together (associated with the bar) instead of > > associated with the bar and then also on the hot key tab or another > > script file. (Ideally, the hot key would call a bar item, but that's > > another day) > > Would you be needing both the bar and the hotkey if they both do the > same thing? I would like to have both. There are significant gaps between development times on these applications. I like having the bar come up as a reminder that I have a PP userid/password shortcut defined. Plus I get the 'wow' reaction from someone looking over my shoulder when I click on a button, and the values auto-populate. It's the simple things that impress the most. :) > > Is there a way to do this? I imagine I could try hooking the window > > event and build the bar/destruct the bar using scripts. Then the > > script could also handle the hot key. > > This would be possible but if each bar performs the same functions and > assigns the same hotkey each time, then this would be unnecessary. > Each bar performs the same action, but with different values. Wait a minute.... I suppose what I could do is have the hot key and the bar(s) call the same script. In that script I could figure out what window was active and execute the appropriate commands. If I also included in that script a dynamic creation of the necessary bars, and call it during PP startup, then all the necessary info would be in the same file, and easy to find/change using variables. The Hot Key would always be on (I would prefer it was only active for the appropriate window), but that's not too bad as long as I handled it correctly in the script. It does't appear that my wish of being able to add/remove Hot Keys depending on events is possible (still haven't found it in the help at least). Bummer. I see I have more help file reading in my future. Thanks for 'listening', Paul ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $9.95 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything. http://us.click.yahoo.com/J8kdrA/y20IAA/yQLSAA/JV_rlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Attention: PowerPro's Web site has moved: http://www.ppro.org Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/power-pro/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
