AHK_X11
Dev tools
scripting automation
SHOW HN2022
500points
183comments
#54of 2,570 in 2022
Top 3%of 2022 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
22 positive, 30 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 14 critical, out of 67 comments about the project. Thread score +0.20.
Idea: 14 for, 6 againstExecution: 1 for, 3 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Users are glad AutoHotkey is coming to Linux
From 3 comments
The one thing I miss from Windows is AHK. Thanks for posting this!
thecrumb on HNOne of the only things I truly missed under Linux. Much can be solved using various tools such es AutoKey, XbindKeys+Guile etc. but nothing comes close to what AHK was capable of…
neverrroot on HNNice I really missed AHK when I moved away from windows
sjducb on HN
Documentation praised
From 1 comment
Like another commenter I learned to program with AHK. I've used it for automating dispetate software that didn't natively talk to each other, automate MS Office tasks via COM…
account-5 on HN
Objections
Hotstrings don't work in some applications
From 2 comments
xdotool does about a quarter of what AutoHotKey does, and even combined with sxhkd, Espanso, Autokey etc. still doesn't match up. xdotool doesn't do hotkeys itself, and doesn't…
mkl on HN> xdotool does about a quarter of what AutoHotKey does, and even combined with sxhkd, Espanso, Autokey etc. still doesn't match up. That may be true of AutoHotKey on Windows but…
BeefWellington on HN
Does not work on Wayland
From 2 comments
No
zcam on HNIsn’t it a bit late to do something like this tied to X? I get the impression almost all distributions now default to Wayland. This feels like something that would have been good…
chrismorgan on HN
Existing Linux tools like xdotool and AutoKey cover much of this
From 2 comments
Good work I have used AHK a lot and looked for a Linux alternative in the past, like AutoKey, Actiona... which did not felt as good But nowadays I think I prefer the "Linux way"…
guilhas on HN> xdotool does about a quarter of what AutoHotKey does, and even combined with sxhkd, Espanso, Autokey etc. still doesn't match up. That may be true of AutoHotKey on Windows but…
BeefWellington on HN
Requests
Wayland support
From 2 comments
Wayland support when ~Civvie~?
paulryanrogers on HNDoes it work with Wayland?
marcodiego on HN
Mouse-click and dialog button automation like ControlClick
From 2 comments
Perhaps this is the wrong place to ask, but it seems relevant. Having skimmed the documentation I can't see any options around automating selection/clicking of dialogue box…
pomatic on HN> I can't see any options around automating selection/clicking of dialogue box buttons? I can only give you some technical details for ahk_x11 here. It would be ControlClick I…
phil294 on HN
Questions
Advantages over xbindkeys
From 1 comment
Advantages over xbindkeys?
jrm4 on HN
Whether it can remap keys into modifiers
From 1 comment
Does this support converting new keys into new modifiers? IIRC AHK allows you to do things like: ``` - If CapsLock is pressed, treat it as a new modifier. - If CapsLock is…
georgewsinger on HN
Alternatives named
AutoKey
From 2 comments
I see the benefit in this, having one script that works everywhere. It's also good to know linux has autokey (https://github.com/autokey/autokey) for the same result. The name is…
BiteCode_dev on HNAHK is GOLD for me. Power user? Sure. But it ties me to Windows only, and so I'm VERY keen to see a version for another OS. AutoKey failed miserably in my testing, and I have so…
geocrasher on HN
xdotool
From 2 comments
You can do similar things with xdotool (actually a lot more complex things) but it's missing a good GUI-based recorder tool.
BeefWellington on HNGood work I have used AHK a lot and looked for a Linux alternative in the past, like AutoKey, Actiona... which did not felt as good But nowadays I think I prefer the "Linux way"…
guilhas on HN
espanso
From 2 comments
https://github.com/espanso/espanso does just this if it's all you need
bbkane on HN> xdotool does about a quarter of what AutoHotKey does, and even combined with sxhkd, Espanso, Autokey etc. still doesn't match up. That may be true of AutoHotKey on Windows but…
BeefWellington on HN
sxhkd
From 1 comment
Good work I have used AHK a lot and looked for a Linux alternative in the past, like AutoKey, Actiona... which did not felt as good But nowadays I think I prefer the "Linux way"…
guilhas on HN
KeySharp
From 1 comment
Yes it's awesome and works on both platforms. But these are two different, independent runtimes both highly dependent on their target systems, so there can be no cross-os binary.…
phil294 on HN