AHKHotkeyString Lookup: Easily find all running Hotkeys & Hotstrings
Channel: AUTOHOTKEY Gurus
Date: 2021-11-18

With this great AutoHotkey script you can easily find and edit all your running Hotkeys and HotStrings.  It allows you to search for a given name and jump to the line number in the file if you try to edit it.

You can get the script here:  https://the-Automator.com/HotkeyString

TLDR: The key idea of the video is that the speaker introduces a script that allows users to search, filter, and disable hotkeys and hotstrings in AutoHotkey scripts, making it easier to manage and navigate through them.

1. 00:00 🔍 This script allows users to quickly search and filter through all running autohotkey scripts for hotkeys and hotstrings, and also provides the ability to jump to specific files.


2. 00:53 💡 The speaker discusses a script that allows for easy commenting out of lines in various editors, such as Studio and VS Code.


3. 01:25 💡 You can disable hotkeys or hotstrings in a script, but they will be turned off when you exit the script.


4. 01:56 💡 You can customize the preferences to exclude certain hotstrings from the search, such as the standard spell check and other specific ones.


5. 02:20 🔍 The script can detect and disable hotkeys and hotstrings, and the hotkey to pull up the master menu can be customized.


6. 02:55 📝 People new to using AutoHotkey often get excited about creating hotkeys and hotstrings, but then struggle to remember what they've created.


7. 03:19 💡 The speaker demonstrates how to navigate to a specific value by double-clicking on it and explains the concept of inline comments.


8. 03:44 📝 A tool can help easily update and define hotkeys, but disabling them using the tool will be undone when the script is killed.
 8.1 The speaker explains the difference between hotkeys and hotstrings, and how a tool can help easily update and define hotkeys.
 8.2 You can disable hotkeys using a tool, but the disabling will be undone when the script is killed.


If you're new to AutoHotkey and want to learn amazing tips & tricks Check out this Amazing AutoHotkey Tutorial for Beginners: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZRggm8RkhM