Autohotkeys

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AUTOHOTKEYS -

AutoHotkey is an open source scripting language for Windows that can automate and customize almost any action on your PC.

In LibriVox, it is used with Audacity to make editing quicker and easier.

To download and install:

go to [1]

click the link Installer for Autohotkey Basic it looks like this Installer for AutoHotkey Basic (1.95 MB): This is the original AutoHotkey, suitable for those who don't need Unicode, objects/arrays, and other new features.

install.



These are some of the scripts that can be used :

Delete a selection (find Z crossings, delete selection,back up 2 seconds, zoom back to normal and begin playback)

delete a marked range

SC03A & d:: { Send, z Send, {Delete} Send, {Left 15} Send, ^2 Send, {Space} } Return


Deamplify the current selection by 3

deamplify x3

{ SC03A & 3:: Send, !c Send, A Send, {Enter} Send, -3 Send, {Enter} Send, {Left 40} Send, ^2 Send, {space} Return } Return

Deamplify the current selection by 4

deamplify x 4

{ SC03A & 4:: Send, !c Send, A Send, {Enter} Send, -4 Send, {Enter} Send, {Left 40} Send, ^2 Send, {space} Return


Amplify the current selection by 2

amplify x2

SC03A & 2:: { Send, !c Send, A Send, {Enter} Send, 2 Send, {Enter} Send, {Left 40} Send, ^2 Send, {space} } Return


       Use virtually any key, button, or combination as a hotkey for your keyboard, mouse, joystick, and handheld remote controls.
       Expand abbreviations as you type them using hotstrings.
       Easily create your own graphical user interfaces and custom menus.
       Convert any script into an EXE file that will run on computers without AutoHotkey.
       Manipulate files, text, and windows belonging to almost any program.
       Call functions inside a DLL, such as standard Windows API functions.
       All of this and more in a simplified syntax that makes learning easy for beginners while offering powerful features for advanced users.