Is AutoIt capable of that?

[derekG]

Hi everybody, how are you?

I hope you and your loves ones are safe and sound.

I was wondering if only with Autoit we are capable to create a powerful window manager(managing VLC, latest version of Browsers like FF/Chrome, Excell / PPt, PDF, Photoshop where we can trigger the scripts from another computer.

Can we manage that only using WIN32API (C/C++ libs) or needs to deal with more API, DLL, Drivers. like Selenium Driver?

The only control I want for now is to customize how those apps will open/size/location on a dual or tripple display and to close them and be able to save a layout with 4,6,8 apps open to quickly recall, maybe on a DB?

Is it possible to trigger those presets/layouts saved on the computer running Autoit and from my cell, make a Curl call ou JS call, or from a remote call from the same network?

Is it better to use Python and mix with Autoit?

What would be the best tools to achieve that?

Thanks. 

[abberration]

Hi,

AutoIt is a very powerful language. It can manage many of the tasks you described. In the Example Scripts section of this forum, there are UDFs (user defined functions) that make it easier to work with MS Word/Excel, VLC, PDFs, FF/Chrome (some UDFs won't work perfectly with newer browser versions, but AutoIt can work with Selenium, which does) and a lot more. AutoIt can interact with a lot of APIs and DLLs. Drivers? What do you want to do with them? Install them, then most likely, yes. AutoIt can work with databases, there are UDFs for that and native support for SQL Lite. I am not sure about working with dual or triple monitors. I saw someone ask a question about that yesterday, but I didn't even read it because I know absolutely nothing about the subject. It is possible to trigger events from one computer to another. However, AutoIt is Windows-based only, so it cannot be used on a cell phone (as far as I understand). It might be possible to write a phone app to interact with AutoIt, but I cannot say for sure. Perhaps one of the smarter forum users can better inform you.

In any case, if AutoIt cannot fill all your needs, it could certainly be very useful to you. It is probably the easiest language to learn. And the support here is great.

Good luck and we will help if we can!

 

[water]

In the wiki you can find a list of available UDFs.

[derekG]

Hi everybody, Thanks for the answers.

The UDF'S are based on win32, winapi ? Why doesn't work for everything installed on Windows, third party apps as well? 

When we hook up several monitors on windows we can a have 3 displays like a one big display, right?

So autogui could open the apps based on x,y pixels coordinates right? 0,0 ; 1000, 1920; 

I would like to trigger autogui scripts, layouts from a remote computer on the same network, via curl of javascript, doent need to create a cellphone app to that, just a webapp.

If all this is too advanced, where I would find a professional to program something like that for me?

examples: 

https://tinyurl.com/y4aqcnlg

https://tinyurl.com/y389kbaj

Edited August 29, 2020 by derekG

[TheXman]

35 minutes ago, derekG said:

If all this is too advanced, where I would find a professional to program something like that for me?

How is anyone supposed to know what is "too advanced" for you to implement?  I guess the fact that you question how advanced it may be, is a pretty good sign that it is probably too advanced. 

[derekG]

Is it advanced for you? wanna do the project?

As I said I am looking for someone to do it.

[Earthshine]

I don’t think this is the place to advertise for someone to do your work for you. We are here to help others with their own work

[derekG]

So help me, answer the questions.

[Nine]

12 minutes ago, derekG said:

answer the questions

That is not very polite, giving orders is the best way to never receive help.   But since I am there, the answer is yes.  Do not ask me to write it for you, I will not.

[orbs]

On 8/29/2020 at 7:43 AM, derekG said:

create a powerful window manager

 

On 8/29/2020 at 7:43 AM, derekG said:

customize how those apps will open/size/location on a dual or tripple display and to close them and be able to save a layout with 4,6,8 apps open to quickly recall

 

unfortunately i do not speak your language, so i did not quite understand your video demonstrations. but it seems to me the above quotes are the core of your question, and yes, AutoIt alone can do all that very easily. for that you do not need any special functions or UDF, or external libraries.

STEP 1

start by looking at the AutoIt superb help file for the functions Run() and WinMove(). write a simple script to launch a program with Run() and then move and resize that program window with WinMove().

STEP 2

once you have that working, decide on a data representation to store the coordinates of each window in a file. a simple INI format comes to mind, where your file looks something like this:

[VLC]
X=200
Y=60
W=800
H=600

[Word]
X=0
Y=0
W=2000
H=1800

 

STEP 3

show what you come up with, then we can continue from there.

P.S. i did not quite understand your desire to run that over network.

 

 

[Jos]

This topic is locked as the OP has no intrest in getting support.
Use PM when you want to do the coding for the OP for a hefty fee.

Jos

Edited August 31, 2020 by Jos