Adding After Effects Hotkeys Script

Author: ben-howard-postopmedia

SCRIPTS-AE/AE-HOTKEYS.ahk

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+; AutoHotKey - Buttonpusher Post-Production Keyboard Environment - After Effects HotKeys
+; by Ben Howard - [email protected]
+
+;===== START OF AUTO-EXECUTION SECTION =========================================================
+#NoEnv  ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases.
+; #Warn  ; Enable warnings to assist with detecting common errors.
+SendMode Input  ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability.
+SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir%  ; Ensures a consistent starting directory.
+#Persistent ; Keeps script permanently running.
+#SingleInstance force ; Ensures that there is only a single instance of this script running.
+; SetTitleMatchMode, 2 ; sets title matching to search for "containing" instead of "exact"
+#MaxHotkeysPerInterval 2000
+#WinActivateForce ;https://autohotkey.com/docs/commands/_WinActivateForce.htm
+
+; The 2 lines below pertain to the 'reload on save' function below (CheckScriptUpdate).
+; They are required for it to work.
+;FileGetTime ScriptStartModTime, %A_ScriptFullPath%
+;SetTimer CheckScriptUpdate, 100, 0x7FFFFFFF ; 100 ms, highest priority
+
+Menu, Tray, Icon, imageres.dll, 251 ; this changes the tray icon to a filmstrip!
+;===== INITIALIZATION - VARIABLES ==============================================================
+; Sleep shortcuts - use these to standardize sleep times. Change here to change everywhere.
+sleepMicro := 15
+sleepShort := 333
+sleepMedium := 666
+sleepLong := 1500
+sleepDeep := 3500
+
+splashScreenX = %1%
+splashScreenY = %2%
+splashScreenTimeout = %3%
+
+#include %A_ScriptDir%\..\LIB\gdip.ahk
+;Thanks to tic (Tariq Porter) for his GDI+ Library
+;ahkscript.org/boards/viewtopic.php?t=6517
+
+If !pToken := Gdip_Startup() ; this is here just to test that the GDI+ library is available at the path in the above #include
+{
+	MsgBox, 48, gdiplus error!, Gdiplus failed to start. Please ensure you have gdiplus on your system
+	ExitApp
+}
+OnExit, GdiplusExit
+
+;===== SPLASH SCREEN TO ANNOUNCE WHAT SCRIPT DOES ==============================================
+SplashTextOn, 600, 100, Launching %A_ScriptFullPath%, Loading AFTER EFFECTS HOTKEYS Script.
+WinMove, Launching %A_ScriptFullPath%, , %splashScreenX%, %splashScreenY%
+SetTimer, RemoveSplashScreen, %splashScreenTimeout%
+;===== END OF AUTO-EXECUTE =====================================================================
+
+;===== MODIFIER MEMORY HELPER ==================================================================
+; combine below with key and '::' to define hotkey
+; e.g.- ^f1::Msgbox You pressed Control and F1
+; #=Win | !=Alt | ^=Ctrl | +=Shift | &=combine keys | *=ignore other mods
+; <=use left mod key| >=use right mod key  | UP=fires on release
+
+;===== MAIN HOTKEY DEFINITIONS HERE ============================================================
+
+;===== AFTER EFFECTS HOTKEY DEFINITIONS HERE ============================================
+
+#IfWinActive, ahk_exe AfterFX.exe
+
+F13:: ; <- In Timeline, Select All then collapse/open effects/animated on all tracks
+        MouseGetPos, xpos, ypos
+        halfScreenHeight := (A_ScreenHeight / 2)
+        ;MSGBOX, , DEBUG, X: %xpos%`nY:%ypos%`nScreen Height:%A_ScreenHeight%`nhalfScreenHeight:%halfScreenHeight%
+        If (ypos < halfScreenHeight) {
+            ToolTip, Make sure to fire this hotkey when Timeline has focus.
+            RemoveToolTip(3000)
+        }
+
+        Send, {Control Down}a{Control Up}
+        Sleep, sleepShort
+        Send, u
+    Return
+
+    
+#IfWinActive
+
+
+;===== ILLUSTRATOR HOTKEY DEFINITIONS HERE ============================================
+
+/* 
+
+THIS BLOCK IS JUST HERE FOR REFERENCE ON USING 'clickradar()' FUNCTION
+
+#IfWinActive, ahk_exe Illustrator.exe
+
++^!F6:: ; <-- Clicking on 'Vertical Distribute Center' FOR MIXED OBJECTS
+    ;- why can't this be assigned a key board shortcut in Illustrator?!?
+    ; 'clickRadar' is a function below. You give it the coordinates you want to click & it does the rest.
+    clickRadar(1056,66) 
+    Return
+
+#IfWinActive
+*/
+;===== END SCAF DEFINITIONS ===============================================================
+
+;===== FUNCTIONS ===============================================================================
+
+RemoveSplashScreen:
+    SplashTextOff
+    SetTimer RemoveSplashScreen, Off
+    return
+
+
+
+; use this function to Remove ToolTips - pretty self-explanatory - 'duration' should be given in milliseconds (4000 = 4 seconds)
+RemoveToolTip(duration) {
+  SetTimer, ToolTipOff, %duration%
+  Return
+
+ToolTipOff:
+    ToolTip
+    return
+}
+
+; This function will auto-reload the script on save.
+CheckScriptUpdate() {
+    global ScriptStartModTime
+    FileGetTime curModTime, %A_ScriptFullPath%
+    If (curModTime <> ScriptStartModTime) {
+        Loop
+        {
+            reload
+            Sleep 300 ; ms
+            MsgBox 0x2, %A_ScriptName%, Reload failed. ; 0x2 = Abort/Retry/Ignore
+            IfMsgBox Abort
+                ExitApp
+            IfMsgBox Ignore
+                break
+        } ; loops reload on "Retry"
+    }
+}
+
+; clickRadar is used to show a yellow-circle.png centered on the coords you send the function. The idea is that they should be centered on the coords you will be clicking on.
+; to get the transparency working, we need to use the GDI+ library
+; Based on the tutorial here: https://github.com/tariqporter/Gdip/blob/master/Gdip.Tutorial.3-Create.Gui.From.Image.ahk
+clickRadar(sx,sy){
+    global sleepShort
+    ; we are going to store the position of your cursor when you show this so that we can put the cursor back where it was
+	;coordmode, mouse, Screen
+	MouseGetPos, xposP, yposP
+    offsetSX := (sx - 25)
+    offsetSY := (sy - 25)
+    ;MSgBox, Sent: %sx%, %sy%`nOffset: %offsetSX%, %offsetSY%`nGrabbed: %xposP%, %yposP%
+	; this is all blackmagic provided by GDI+
+    Gui, ShowPicture: -Caption +E0x80000 +LastFound +OwnDialogs +Owner +hwndhwnd +alwaysontop
+    Gui, ShowPicture: Show, NA ,dialog
+
+    pBitmap:=Gdip_CreateBitmapFromFile("yellow-circle.png")
+    Gdip_GetImageDimensions(pBitmap,w,h)
+
+    hbm := CreateDIBSection(w,h)
+    hdc := CreateCompatibleDC()
+    obm := SelectObject(hdc, hbm)
+    pGraphics:=Gdip_GraphicsFromHDC(hdc)
+
+    Gdip_DrawImage(pGraphics, pBitmap, 0,0,w,h)
+    UpdateLayeredWindow(hwnd, hdc,offsetSX,offsetSY,w,h)
+    Gdip_DisposeImage(pBitmap)
+    sleep, sleepShort
+    destroyGDIplusGUI()
+    Click, %sx%, %sy%
+    MouseMove, xposP, yposP, 0 ; returning cursor where it was
+return
+}
+
+destroyGDIplusGUI(){ ; this should not only kill the ShowPicture but free up everything it used and reset things for the next time a CheatSheet is shown (we want showPicture to be set to 0)
+  ; Now the bitmap may be deleted
+  DeleteObject(hbm)
+
+  ; Also the device context related to the bitmap may be deleted
+  DeleteDC(hdc)
+
+  ; The graphics may now be deleted
+  Gdip_DeleteGraphics(G)
+
+  ; The bitmap we made from the image may be deleted
+  Gdip_DisposeImage(pBitmap)
+  showPicture = 0
+Gui, ShowPicture:Destroy
+  Return
+}
+
+GdiplusExit:
+; gdi+ may now be shutdown on exiting the program
+Gdip_Shutdown(pToken)
+ExitApp

SCRIPTS-AE/README.md

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+Scripts and elements for Adobe Illustrator scripting