Changelog.md

Repo

2024.11.29

Files

• moved tray icons from \icons\ to \Icons\Tray\
• added ClipMenu icons to \Icons\ClipMenu\ and their original/modified files to \Icons\Calendar by Kalash\
• renamed \No-2 MultiClip.ahk to \Standalone\MultiClip.ahk. It is feature complete, incorporated into the \Showcase.ahk script and hence moved to \Standalone\ folder.
• renamed \No-1 Showcase.ahk to \Showcase.ahk since it is now the only main script.
• created \Changelog.md to store all changelogs, instead of individual changelogs within script files

Credits.md

• updated with information about ClipMenu icons and improved formatting

\Showcase.ahk

v2.17 - 2024.11.29

• update version in script file
• fix trigger hotkeys for CloseIncrSearch function by replacing * wildcard with + Shift
• rearrange/rename/update headings in TOC
• improve comments

v2.16 - 2024.11.29

★ incorporate MultiClip.ahk into the script. Consequently, replace some Send commands with PasteThis function; and add OnClipboardChange callbacks to functions under Clipboard Fn section ★ add Notepad++ section to #HotIf Apps. This adds CloseIncrSearch function and Edit .ahk hotstrings to script ★ add hotstring regJump+ to call new functions RegJump and ValidRegistryPath

• add shortcut Ctrl + M to run saved bookmarklet via keyword in Firefox. Consequently, add function MarkletFn
• add hotkey triggers for NumpadDel and Del in Windows File Explorer section to change the focus to the next file when the currently focused file is deleted

• rename function CheckControlRegEx to FocusFileList and improve it
• rename variable I_Icon to path_to_TrayIcon and change path from \icons\ to \icons\Tray\
• fix missing WinActive in Locate desktop background section by adding ahk_class Progman
• rename function ValidPath to ValidExplorerPath for clarity
• rename function GetFolderSize to GetExplorerSize for clarity
• check windows registry to see if dark mode is enabled before running ahkDarkMenu. Clarified comment about manually commenting out #Include dark mode files if dark mode is NOT enabled.
• replace some FileExist() commands with Try...Catch commands because it allows for generation of error msg with info for rectification
• improve ToggleOS function by renaming variable Status to show_protected_files and replacing CheckRegWrite function with Try...Catch command

• remove Changelog section and move it to \Changelog.md file

• rearrange/rename/update headings in TOC
• improve comments and other small changes

v2.15 - 2024.11.20

★ add Calculator (classic) section to #HotIf Apps; along with checkCalcView function ★ add KeePass section to #HotIf Apps ★ add "Locate desktop background" shortcut Win + W to Windows File Explorer section of #HotIf Apps; along with associated WallpaperPath_v4 and nxtBackground functions

• replace some mediocre code in "Show folder/file size in ToolTip" section and OpenFolder function with GetExplorerPath function for faster performance
• improve AHK Dark Mode section by adding registry check before running ahkDarkMenu
• rename "ahk_group NoWrapText" to "ahk_group WrapText_disabled" to maintain consistency
• commented out MSPaintApp from "ahk_group WrapText_disabled" and change WrapTextFn to enable wrapping text when inserting/editing text element (ClassNN: RICHEDIT50W1) in classic paint
• replace MSPaintApp with new example ahk_class CalcFrame for "ahk_group WrapText_disabled"
• replace / (forward slash) with . (fullstop) in datetime+ hotstring, to maintain consistency with similar hotstrings in "Format Date / Time" section
• replace HKCU with HKEY_CURRENT_USER and HKLM with HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE wherever applicable
• improve CallClipWait function to return clipboard if successful
• improve "Clipboard functions" by adding default value (2 seconds) to secs variable
• fix SnipFromMenu function by replacing non-functional PostMessage command with Send ! enabled "UTF-8" encoding for FileAppend command, instead of the previous "CP0" (system default ANSI) encoding. Might cause error messages if you are using the FileCreate_Or_Append function outside this script
• rearrange/rename/update headings in TOC
• improve comments and other small changes

v2.14 - 2024.11.11

• change the nature of Capitalise first letter section from opt-out to opt-in. Renamed group name from CapitaliseFirstLetter to CapitaliseFirstLetter_optIn and changed the example.
• change behaviour of capitalisation when dot/numdot is followed immediately by alphabet - stop inserting Space to allow for trigger-free typing of file extensions
• renamed group MediaKeys to MediaKeysRestored for clarity and added comment on UIAccess
• for users running explorerPatcher.exe, to prevent explorer shortcuts from breaking, change case sensitive matching to RegEx matching for ClassNN, and create new function CheckControlRegEx
• improve FocusExplorerAddressBar() to show tooltip on failure
• improve comments and other small changes

v2.13 - 2024.11.08

★ add new shortcuts for AHK Main Window - cycling views through Tab and +Tab(like browser tabs) ★ add shortcut for copying text into a single line when usingDark Mode - Window Spy★ add shortcut forDelete Empty Folderin Windows File Explorer --^+d★ add shortcut forExtract from folder & delete--^+e-- this extracts all items(folders & files) from selected folder to parent folder and deletes the file after emptying it ★ addahkDarkMenu()to enable dark mode forMenu()★ add several functions that allow querying recycle bin for size and folders/files; display results and generate reports -- see shortcut^+sor functionRBinDisplay()★ add new functionFileCreate_Or_Appendto open existing file If it exists to given path or open a new file and write contents of provided input ★ add new functionMsgBox_Custom` to create custom MsgBox and rename 1/2/3 built-in buttons as required

• rebuild GetKillTitles function - add variable to limit size of MsgBox; add file list button If limit is exceeded and function GetKillTitlesFileList for it; improve displayed messages
• rename function and variables within - FolderSizeFn to SizeFn ; FolderSizeB to SizeB and so on

• remove "Size: " text additions in SizeFn. These can be added by calling function after returning results

• improve Sort commands by adding numerical sorting to match file sorting in windows file explorer as applicable

• remove negative numbers for Sleep and SetTimer commands from user-defined functions by using Abs() command and pre-assigned sign

• improve MsgBox commands by changing options from string to numbers (math)
• change shortcut to open Firefox Homepage from ^+h to !h, and add explanation in comments
• change "=" to "==" (again) wherever applicable to enable case sensitivity
• improve WindowsRefreshOrRun() - comment out unnecessary Sleep command; rearrange/modify remaining commands
• replace ! in If commands with not to improve readability

• remove unnecessary variable errorTxt from ValidPath()

• rearrange/rename/update headings in TOC
• improve comments and other small changes

v2.12 - 2024.10.31

• remove %A_ScriptDir% from #include commands. It is already built in

• rename EncText to WrapTextFn, WrapTextFromMenu to WrapTextMenuSelectionFn
• improve all WrapText functions by adding Global variables for easy customisation
• fix WrapTextFn by adding Loop command, because incorrect removal of leading/trailing characters under the assumption of mixed wrap characters. Note: keep old RegExReplace command in case some users want this behaviour.
• fix CallClipboard incorrect ToolTip after successful copy by moving it prior to sending ^c
• fix ToolTipFn - failed to assign 1 and 20 to WhichToolTip variable, and hence failure to turn Off some ToolTips
• rearrange/rename some function headings and update TOC
• improve comments and small changes

v2.11 - 2024.10.15

• rename Dark ToolTip section to AHK Dark Mode - to include all lib scripts pertaining to dark mode AHK v2
• change dark mode ToolTip lib file from ToolTipOptions.ahk to SystemThemeAwareToolTip.ahk ★ add Dark_MsgBox.ahk and Dark_WindowSpy to lib and rename/modify for easier include and tracking
• fix AHKname version increment
• improve comments

v2.10 - 2024.10.11

• rename file by replacing # with No- to avoid GitHub conflict with issue numbering ★ add Dark ToolTip section to adapt ToolTipFn function for windows dark mode
• improve ToolTipFn function by removing unnecessary commands, change variable ToolTipNo to WhichToolTip (to match AHK docs) and change it from Global to static variable

• remove ToolTipOff function

• Process Priority shortcut changed from 'Win + Z' to Win + P (formerly Project shortcut) because Win + Z is newly designated shortcut for Snap Layouts

• remove unnecessary variable transformed from ConvertSentence function

• fix EncText function from removing trailing character unintentionally if leading character is not removed and remove unnecessary StrReplace command (due to previous RegExReplace)
• use existing OpenFolder function to Run explorer command in Print Screen section
• change winver to taskschd.msc in Control Panel Tools
• rearrange/rename some function headings and update TOC
• improve comments and small changes

v2.09 - 2024.09.16

★ add RefreshExplorer function to improve ToggleOSCheck -- closes Issue #1 (Yipee! My first issue AND closure!)

• add Ctrl + G UnGroup shortcut to Windows File Explorer section

• change myduration argument in MyNotificationGui function to use negative numbers because negative Sleep is smaller error than forever cycling SetTimer AND to match ToolTipFn; consequently switch negative multiplier from SetTimer to Sleep

• add Renaming ahk_exe qbittorrent.exe to FileNameSymbols group
• add NoWrapText group to replace the lone WinActive exclusion for WrapTextMenuFn function

• update SetTimer for more versatility in End auto-execute section and MyNotificationGui function
• improve OpenFolder by moving/changing some commands to new FocusExplorerAddressBar function
• improve OpenFolder by adding a new check to see if existing path is not equal to new path; If equal, no further change is necessary, refocus on file list
• change default notification from MyNotificationGui to ToolTipFn wherever appropriate -- personal preference shouldn't affect a public script
• improve CallClipboard and CallClipboardVar to return error messages when required; and add ToolTipFn notification while waiting for clipboard
• improve ToolTipFn to allow for position and add numbering

• remove NewThread function because it is redundant and confusing; replace with SetTimer

• add RegEx url validation and notifications to UrlEncode and UrlDecode

• fix SnipFromMenu for new version of screenshot v11.2407.3.0 and later (as of 2024.09.16). Old code is still present under block comment
• rename PrintScreenExecto ScreenshotFileOp - to reflect the file operations performed by the function and rename variables; add notification on failure
• update SnipMenuFn as per new order of options in snipping tool, open automatically saved file in mspaint
• improve GetFolderSize by moving/changing some commands to new ValidPath function and improve ToolTips

• add new shortcut for Display Off section and update existing Esc shortcut to RControl specifically

• update Display Off section to work with updated shortcuts
• improve CheckRegWrite to use == case sensitive operator since registry values can be non-numeric
• rearrange/rename some functions and update headings
• improve comments and small changes

v2.08 - 2024.03.15

★ add OpenFolder function and run Recycle Bin shortcut through it ★ add CallClipboardVar function and improve Exchange adjacent letters function by using it, instead of calling clipboard multiple times

• add disabled Media Keys Group and Media Keys Restored sections
• add ahk_class #32770 dialogue box to FileNameSymbols group
• add NewThread function and launch CapsWait function through it

• change position of CapsLock notification, to be more centred
• change != to !== wherever applicable to enable case sensitivity
• change &WinID to &id in Adjust Window Transparency keys section, in order to differentiate from Global variable WinID used by SetTransMenuFn

• add ^+f shortcut to close find bar in Firefox
• add ^+h shortcut to go home in Firefox
• add ^i shortcut for Invert selection to Windows File Explorer section
• add ^!s shortcut for Show folder size in ToolTip to Windows File Explorer section

• remove unnecessary clipboard call from !n and ^!n Copy file names hotkeys

• change .r+ hotstring to .r++ in Find & Replace dot with space (RegEx) section
• improve RegEx needles and optimise in = Find & Replace in Clipboard section
• change MyNotificationGui colour scheme to white text on dark background (dark mode)
• improve WindowsRefreshOrRun by adding 2s Sleep and launch using NewThread
• change < 21 to <= 20 wherever applicable
• improve ToolTipFn by adding xAxis?, yAxis? optional parameters
• replace Windows version with Task scheduler in Control Panel Tools
• update headings, spelling
• improve comments and small changes
• change changelog order for easier access

v2.07 - 2024.02.20

• improve comments

v2.06 - 2024.02.05

• add defaults to MyNotificationGui parameters

• remove default values from all MyNotificationGui function calls

• add defaults to ToolTipFn parameters

• remove default values from all ToolTipFn function calls
• remove unnecessary quotation marks "" for MyNotificationGui and ToolTipFn parameters
• remove unnecessary Space or title from WinWait commands

• replace RegExReplace with StrReplace where possible to improve performance

• remove unnecessary ToggleOSCheck from ToggleOS(*)

• improve CheckRegWrite and ToggleOSCheck - call RegRead only once per RegWrite ? improve Recycle Bin shortcut - replace WinWait with {F6 2}
• fix CaseConvert - remove \r from caseText before assigning to A_Clipboard
• fix EncText - remove \r from A_Clipboard before assigning to TextString and TextStringInitial; instead of single Space, use &OutputVar to modify TextString and Len
• improve EncText - call A_Clipboard only once, rename variable Len1 to Len

• remove unnecessary variable Len2 from EncText

• improve CaseConvert and EncText - select text only if string is ≤ 20 characters (change limit as needed), this is to prevent sending large number of keystrokes when these functions are used for big chunks of text

• remove unnecessary func variable from UrlEncode

• improve comments
• improve changelog - use "fix" instead of "correct/update", use "+" for new additions and "-" for removals, "★" for new functions/sections instead of "*"

v2.05 - 2024.02.04

★ add Print Screen section

• remove Telegram from CloseWithQW group - conflict with default behaviour of Esc

• add MediaInfo in mpc to CloseWithQW group
• add alternative PostMessage to WinMinimize
• add alternative WinExist to MouseGetPos

• fix position of parentheses in WinClose with !RButton
• fix alternative ^!F4 hotkey - add missing MouseGetPos

• remove unnecessary variable Process_Name from alternative ^!F4 hotkey

• improve Adjust Window Transparency keys - call MouseGetPos once instead of twice for each mouse key
• fix Adjust Window Transparency keys - If Trans statements in ^+WheelDown hotkey
• change A_ThisHotkey to ThisHotkey when applicable for more reliability
• improve Recycle Bin shortcut - add WinWait to prevent dropdown explorer bug

• remove unnecessary variable SwappedLetters

• fix colon replacement with U+003A in Symbols In File Names keys
• fix CheckRegWrite - uncomment Exit command, to stop further execution on RegWrite failure

• remove unnecessary ToolTip command from GetTrans

• improve SetTransByWheel - add WinSetTransparent 255 before setting "Off", and replace ToolTip/SetTimer combo with ToolTipFn and place it after WinSetTransparent command
• fix SetTransMenuFn - get WinID before executing SetTransByMenu
• improve SetTransByMenu - add WinSetTransparent "Off" if 255, and add ToolTipFn
• improve comments and update headings

v2.04 - 2024.01.31

• improve remap keys section to show more variations of key names, symbols and formatting
• replace HKEY_CURRENT_USER with HKCU in reg keys
• rename ShowSuperHidden_Status to Status for future expansion of function
• condense ToggleOSCheck function
• improve comments and update headings

v2.03 - 2024.01.30

• rename function names with Func in the name to Fn because Func is a class
• fix Toggle Window On Top - change WinSetTitle command to apply to known variable t instead of "A"
• other minor changes

v2.02 - 2024.01.29

• improve ListLines WinWait command by using variables

v2.01 - 2024.01.28

• rename MyNotificationFunc to MyNotificationGui
• specify "Save As" WinTitle in FileNameSymbols group to avoid conflict with apps that use ahk_class #32770 for other uses, example - Notepad++ find-replace dialogue box
• remove unnecessary parentheses in If commands
• add exclusion for Notification Center and System tray overflow window for WinClose command
• change WinKill command to use active window and add alternative
• improve continuation section in ^!+F4 hotkey
• rename GetTitles to GetKillTitles for more specificity, and move to user-defined functions
• improve GetKillTitles - add padding, RegExReplace for \t \r \n, add word wrap
• improve ^!+F4 hotkey to use ProcessClose instead of Run A_ComSpec
• rename SetTrans to SetTransByWheel for more specificity
• rename Tool_TipFunc to ToolTipFunc
• add link to Display Off shortcut
• update SoundPlay and SoundBeep commands to AHK v2 in Capitalise first letter section
• replace || with or in single line If commands
• replace ! with not in If commands
• rename SetTransFunc to SetTransByMenu for more specificity
• move position of SetTransByMenu
• rename WrapTextFunc to WrapTextFromMenu for more specificity
• remove unnecessary code variable from UrlDecode
• rename ControlPanelFunc to ControlPanelSelect for more specificity
• utilise ch variable in UrlEncode
• some minor changes
• improve comments and update headings

v2.00 - 2024.01.27

• add changelog
• add variable AHKname to easily update script name and version in template and standalone scripts
• improve comments

\Standalone\MultiClip.ahk

v4.12 - 2024.11.29

! enabled "UTF-8" encoding for FileRead, FileAppend command, instead of the previous "CP0" (system default ANSI) encoding. Might cause error messages if you have previously used this script

• replace some FileExist() commands with Try...Catch commands because it allows for generation of error msg with info for rectification
• check windows registry to see if dark mode is enabled before running ahkDarkMenu. Clarified comment about manually commenting out #Include dark mode files if dark mode is NOT enabled.
• increase LimitClipArr to 25
• changed ClipArr default slot assignment to show slot number and shortcut key
• use variable LimitClipArr to Initialise ClipArr hotstrings
• rename variable I_Icon to path_to_TrayIcon and change path from \icons\ to \icons\Tray\
• rename hotstring - test++ to testclip+ and move to ClipArr testing section

• add hotstring - restoreclip+ to restore clipArr contents from file for reasons (e.g., after running testclip+ hotstring)

• fix for SaveClipArr function running incorrect number of iterations in Loop and throwing index error
• fix for SaveClipArr function by removing unnecessary trailing delimiter from ClipArrFile
• improve ClipMenuFn - store slot shortcuts in variable ClipShortcuts; use Loop to add menu items; include SetIcon command to add icons (if they exist) to menu items and add warning if icons don't exist or failed to load. Consequently add ClipMenu_icon_error function to show error msg
• fix ClipTrim by adding missing "`r" to StrReplace command
• move some commands in PasteThis to separate function Paste_via_clipboard, to allow for direct usage if needed

• remove Changelog section and move it to \Changelog.md file

• rearrange/rename/update headings in TOC
• improve comments and other small changes

v4.11 - 2024.11.10

★ add ahkDarkMenu() to enable dark mode for Menu()

• remove negative numbers for Sleep and SetTimer commands from user-defined functions by using Abs() command and pre-assigned sign

• replace .Get commands with [Index] when applicable because they are equivalent and "__Item is not called"
• rearrange/rename/update headings in TOC
• improve comments and other small changes

v4.10 - 2024.10.31

• correct positioning of AHK Dark Mode section as per TOC
• remove %A_ScriptDir% from #include commands. It is already built in
• add missing Else commands to ClipChanged function
• fix ToolTipFn - failed to assign 1 and 20 to WhichToolTip variable, and hence failure to turn Off some ToolTips
• improve comments and small changes

v4.09 - 2024.10.15

• rename Dark ToolTip section to AHK Dark Mode - to include all lib scripts pertaining to dark mode AHK v2
• change dark mode ToolTip lib file from ToolTipOptions.ahk to SystemThemeAwareToolTip.ahk ★ add Dark_MsgBox.ahk and Dark_WindowSpy to lib and rename/modify for easier include and tracking
• improve comments

v4.08 - 2024.10.11

• rename file by replacing # with No- to avoid GitHub conflict with issue numbering ★ add Dark ToolTip section to adapt ToolTipFn function for windows dark mode
• improve ToolTipFn function by removing unnecessary commands, change variable ToolTipNo to WhichToolTip (to match AHK docs) and change it from Global to static variable

• remove ToolTipOff function

• change myduration argument in MyNotificationGui function to use negative numbers because negative Sleep is smaller error than forever cycling SetTimer AND to match ToolTipFn; consequently switch negative multiplier from SetTimer to Sleep
• change ClipMenuFn shortcut from p++ to c++ - more intuitive
• change c++ shortcut to c1+ - more intuitive, old legacy and also match PasteCStrings function
• improve InsertInClipArr by removing unnecessary preliminary comparison, preventing addition of empty strings to clipArr and adding conditional ToolTip

• move ClipChanged ToolTip to new function ClipArrToolTipFn to improve handling

• improve ClipTrim to show errors and insert error message in ClipArr
• use text mode with Send in PasteThis function

• remove PasteAndSend and SendAndPaste functions - redundant and ListLines confusion

• rearrange/rename some function headings and update TOC
• improve comments and small changes

v4.07 - 2024.03.15

• change "!=" to "!==" wherever applicable to enable case sensitivity
• change MyNotificationGui colour scheme to white text on dark background (dark mode)
• improve ClipChanged alert ToolTip by removing unnecessary clipboard call and increasing character limit from 600 to 1000
• replace < 16 with <= 15 in PasteThis
• improve ToolTipFn by adding xAxis?, yAxis? optional parameters
• improve comments, spelling and small changes
• change changelog order for easier access

v4.06 - 2024.02.20

• improve comments

v4.05 - 2024.02.05

• add defaults to MyNotificationGui parameters

• remove default values from all MyNotificationGui function calls

• add defaults to ToolTipFn parameters

• remove default values from all ToolTipFn function calls
• remove unnecessary quotation marks "" for MyNotificationGui and ToolTipFn parameters

• improve PasteThis - use Send command if pasteText is less than 16 characters
• improve comments
• improve changelog - use "fix" instead of "correct/update", use "+" for new additions and "-" for removals, "★" for new functions/sections instead of "*"

v4.04 - 2024.02.01

• improve comments

v4.03 - 2024.01.30

• rename function names with Func in the name to Fn because Func is a class

v4.02 - 2024.01.29

• rename MyNotificationFunc to MyNotificationGui
• improve ListLines WinWait command by using variables
• rename Tool_TipFunc to ToolTipFunc

• remove unnecessary variable hkey in PasteV function
• remove unnecessary variable result in PasteAll function

• improve RegEx in PasteAll function
• rename ClipTrimFunc to ClipTrim

• remove unnecessary parentheses in If commands

• add PasteAndSend and SendAndPaste functions

• some minor changes
• improve comments and update headings

v4.01 - 2024.01.27

• remove version from file name

• add alternative method to populate slots in ClipMenu

• remove unnecessary variable ClipTrim from ClipTrimFunc

• add FileExist command to SaveClipArr to prevent error on first exit

v4.00 - 2024.01.27

• add variable AHKname to easily update script name and version in template and standalone scripts
• add changelog

• improve comments