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Windows: adding keyboard shortcuts / navigating the menubar

With AutoHotkey you can control the menu and add your own keyboard shortcuts.


Example: Assign the View 6 (Compact) to function key F9


#NoEnv  ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases.

; #Warn  ; Enable warnings to assist with detecting common errors.

SendMode Input  ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability.

SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir%  ; Ensures a consistent starting directory.

;Assign this macro to F9

F9::

Send, {Alt}

Sleep, 500

;Navigate to the View menu

Send, {Right 2}

Sleep, 500

;Navigate to the Window layout menu

Send, {Down 8}

;Open the Window menu

Send, {Right}

;Navigate to the View 6 command

Send, {Down 5}

;Execute the command

Send, {Enter}

return



Here's the example script ...

ahk
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Here is a menu macro to call the menu commands:


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It has to be fleshed with all them menu commands. E.g. item1 of the Project menu is NewProject.


NewProject:

will then contain something like the CompactWindowLayout macro, but with the appropriate number of arrow movements.


The menu can be controlled by keyboard.

ahk
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