{"id":239,"date":"2009-05-05T23:40:30","date_gmt":"2009-05-06T04:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.cedeq.com\/?p=239"},"modified":"2024-03-11T00:55:36","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T00:55:36","slug":"autohotkey-display-an-on-screen-message","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cedeq.com\/autohotkey-display-an-on-screen-message\/","title":{"rendered":"AutoHotkey &#8211; Display an on-screen message"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When I use AutoHotkey to run background tasks, download files and prepare backups, I want to know what happens without wondering if it is really working or not. Also, I like to be prompted and to confirm actions before running them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a command in AutoHotkey, <code>MsgBox<\/code>, that displays a message box on screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For instance, to show a message that confirms that I open my Calculator, I would write the following AutoHotkey script:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><code>Run Calculator<br>\nMsgBox, Calculator is open and running.<br>\nReturn<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This dialog box would show \u00ab Calculator is open and running. \u00bb with a OK button that I must click to close it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many ways to display an on-screen message with MsgBox by adding parameters, such as (in order):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Options (number)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Title<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Text to display in the message box<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Showing delay (after this delay, the message box closes automatically)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><br>Add a title to the message box<\/strong><br><code>MsgBox, 0, My title, Calculator is open and running.<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Display a message box for 3 seconds<\/strong><br><code>MsgBox, 0, My title, Calculator is open and running, 3<\/code><br><strong><br>Display a confirmation (Yes\/No) in the message box<\/strong><br><code>MsgBox, 4, My title, Do you want to open Calculator?<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this case, you can use the confirmation to generate actions whether you clicked Yes or No in the message box. For example, if I want to launch Calculator after clicking on the Yes button:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><code>MsgBox, 4, Calculator, Do you want to open Calculator?<br>\nIfMsgBox, Yes, run, calc<br>\nReturn<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>For more information about the MsgBox command, please refer to AutoHotkey documentation available on the Web: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autohotkey.com\/docs\/commands.htm\">http:\/\/www.autohotkey.com\/docs\/commands.htm<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Edmond<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I use AutoHotkey to run background tasks, download files and prepare backups, I want to know what happens without wondering if it is really working or not. Also, I like to be prompted and to confirm actions before running them. 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