AHK V1 is Deprecated; Welcome to a new Era
V2 is Official and AutoHotkey_L is Deprecated
We all knew it was coming however, when I read that V1.1/AHK_L is “deprecated” it really hit me?
the future is here!
Now, even though AHK_L is deprecated there’s no real concern that AHK_ is going away.?The fact that AHK 1.0 / Vanilla version is still available is proof of that!??However Lexikos made it painfully clear that V1 is “dead” in his eyes.?He might patch bugs but won’t be bringing in new features.?You can watch this video where we discuss the announcement.
He has also been very clear that there isn’t a performance gain in v2.?The changes are, mainly, about the syntax and creating a version that is more consistent and structured better.?
As I’m sure you know Isaias has been using V2 for quite some time and loves it.??In fact, every person I’ve talked to that has switched has never considered going back to AHK_L.
Have you switched ??If not, are you planning on it???In the very near future I plan to switch and our videos will most assuredly be using V2.?
Don’t let your future pass you by.??Make the switch on new scripts and don’t bother about converting your past ones.??The installer tool Lexikos built will decide for you as we mention in this video.
We do have a page on the-Automator dedicated to V2.?We also have some great videos where we show how to configure VS code as well as SciTE4AutoHotkey.
BTW- next week we should be announcing a new course that is designed to help people painlessly switch from V1 to V2.?If you’re interested you can sign up here (and receive a 20% off when it comes out)
How to Self-Sign your Certificates
Do you have executables that Windows “warns” you about when you launch them??In this video Isaias shows us how we can self-sign our executables (AutoHotkey and other) with our own local certificate.
??How to Secure your Executables with Self-Signing Certificates ??
Connecting to the DOM with UIA
While we recently had a great webinar on to 9 ways to Web Scrape with AutoHotkey, we didn’t realize you could connect to the DOM with UIA.?In this video we walk through how to connect to the Document Object Model with UIA and some pitfalls.
?? What we're reading
??Productivity tips:?Always write a crappy version first; THEN edit it!
A lot of people try and write and edit at the same time.?It’s a horrible approach!??Just get something down first and edit after (especially if you’re working with other people).??It’s one of the greatest things Chat GPT-3 brings to the table. It can crank out a draft of something which you tweak/adjust.
Chat GPT-3 Resources and Example Usage
Isaias had to take today off so I asked a good friend and AHK Hero member, Ryan Wells, to join me discussing our week’s usage of AI tools.?Thanks again Ryan.?It was a great call!??Here are some of the great resources.?You can get the full list here
?? A spot of Humor
I can’t stop watching this guy’s videos.?He makes fun of a lot of 80’s movies. This one, in particular, is one of my favorites.
Steven Seagal Movie Today You Die Is So Bad It's A Crime Against Humanity - Worst Movie Ever
Quick Access Popup news
I was excited to see a new feature released in Quick Access Popup.?The quick launch functionality is similar to what we showed with the SIFT function.?Jean did a great job adding the functionality to Quick Access Popup!
AHK Hero?
Want more time than the free hour? Have content that you can't have on YouTube? Consider joining the ?? ♀?AHK Hero club! Members receive big discounts to courses, consultations, tutoring, done for you project work, etc.
They also have access to exclusive & pre-released content and a 2nd "office hours" session which isn't on YouTube.
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Live AutoHotkey Support Tomorrow
Don't forget on Friday's you can get free AutoHotkey support on my YouTube channel.?Or you can sign up for reminders and join the zoom room.
Joe, Isaias and staff
P.S.?Our “painlessly switch from V1 to V2” course should be out soon.?If you’re interested you can sign up here (and receive a 20% off when it comes out)