[Winguitest-general] auto-complete-mode outside an editor with win32::guitest

[m l. <mla...@ya...>]

I am a perl user, who  runs linux on all my machines, but during the day i must work on windows boxes. There is a lot of repetitive work that is done.

I have been using autohotkey for automating stuff
like creating hotkeys (automatically replace a fixed text with another).

However, the syntax and structure of autohotkey are very very sad. It is like something of your worst nightmares.

Have you seen autohotkey functionality implemented using perl using win32::guitest?

Thus clearly one could do the mousing and key presses using win32::guitest. I mean making hotkeys and somewhat even more namely auto-completion with drop down choices like emacs has in some modes.   

I imagine it could be implemented similar to the way the following keylogger was done using win32::guitest

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/91392/Simple-Perl-Keylogger-For-Windows.html

What I really would like is to create a program working on my desktop

The kind of functionality I think of would be useful would be something like the emacs package auto-complete-mode where you type tab and get automatic offered completing text.

This is similar to the way that smart phones complete text.

If  you read the recent ny times review by Pogue  of the blackberry phone
where he likes this functionality of that phone.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/31/technology/the-blackberry-refreshed-lives-to-fight-another-day.html?pagewanted=all

What do youu think. I guess to use the win32::gui to create the local pop up  window with the completions and select and enter with tab.

Mitchell Laks