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Tweetdeck and Selenium on Windows XP

Gordo — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:51:18 +0000

A quick note, do not use the Twitter client Tweetdeck and the web UI testing tool Selenium server at the same time on Windows XP, or you will get the error:

“This page requires a secure connection which includes server authentication.”

“The Certificate Issuer for this site is untrusted or unknown. Do you wish to proceed?”

Mapping OS X hotkeys to Windows hotkeys

Gordo — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 03:24:11 +0000

One of the huge pain points transitioning between Windows and OS X is the muscle memory. Cut and paste is different on OS X, the iTunes track keys are different, undo is different, you get the idea.

I tried remapping the key binding in OS X to match Windows, but some applications (like Firefox, see bug 316459 and xcode) did not play nice.

So remapping the OS X keys in Windows was the next best thing, partly because the Windows Key doesn’t get used by many apps.

There are many hot key / macro apps out there but AutohotKey seems to work really well for me.

AutohotKey is an Open Source task tray app that has some pretty comprehensive macro calls. It even allows me to remap the keys on my Apple Aluminum keyboard, such as Print Screen.

My Autohotkeys script is behind the cut.

UPDATE: Script got mangled, please see this page instead.

Howto: Windows Hot Key – AutoHotKey

Gordo — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 01:13:44 +0000

I was looking for something that would give me hotkeys to control iTunes on Windows XP at work.

When I step away from my desk I like to pause my music when I lock it. Also, I dislike having to navigate to iTunes to change the song or adjust the iTunes volume.

I found AutoHotKey which has a scripting language, active forum and licensed under GPL.

So I have Windows Key + space bar bound to play/pause and the arrow keys mapped just like they are in iTunes. I also have Windows Key + G mapped to Google and Windows Key + N mapped to my notes.txt file for quick ideas.

This script isn’t perfect, it just maps the key presses into iTunes, so it is possible to be moving the cursor through playlists rather then changing the volume. There are more complicated scripts for iTunes control, but this works well for me for now.

I took this from the AutoHotKey forums, thanks to the original author:

#NoTrayIcon #SingleInstance force


#right::
DetectHiddenWindows, On
;WinGet, active_id, ID, ahk_class iTunes
ControlSend, ahk_parent, ^{right}, iTunes ahk_class iTunes
;MsgBox, The active window's ID is "%active_id%".
DetectHiddenWindows, Off
return
#left::
DetectHiddenWindows, On
ControlSend, ahk_parent, ^{left}, iTunes ahk_class iTunes
DetectHiddenWindows, Off
return
#down::
DetectHiddenWindows, On
ControlSend, ahk_parent, ^{down}, iTunes ahk_class iTunes
DetectHiddenWindows, Off
return
#up::
DetectHiddenWindows, On
ControlSend, ahk_parent, ^{up}, iTunes ahk_class iTunes
DetectHiddenWindows, Off
return
#space::
DetectHiddenWindows, On
ControlSend, ahk_parent, {space}, iTunes ahk_class iTunes
DetectHiddenWindows, Off
return
#i::
DetectHiddenWindows, On
IfWinActive, iTunes ahk_class iTunes
   WinMinimize
else
   Run %ProgramFiles%\iTunes\iTunes.exe
DetectHiddenWindows, Off
return
#g::Run www.google.com
#n::Run "C:\Documents and Settings\Gordon Turner\My Documents\Documents\@notes\notes.txt"

#s::Run http://del.icio.us/GordonTurner67/speed-dial

Update:

I added another hotkey to check to see if Firefox is open (if not, it opens it) and then create a new empty tab:

#t:: IfWinExist ahk_class MozillaUIWindowClass { WinActivate } else { Run C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe WinWait ahk_class MozillaUIWindowClass WinActivate } Send, ^{t} return