Using AutoHotKey to test/build Sigil

Halo · 08-15-2011, 12:38 AM

This is message is for John and the community.

John, I got the impression that you were new to Windows. I wanted to bring to your attention the existence of AutoHotKey. It's a free-software program to record and play back keyboard and mouse events. It's pretty advanced and I've seen some scripts do very complex things such as emulate a tiling window manager in Windows. I was thinking that it might help you automate the build process if it's very complicated.

For everyone else, I know that Sigil is very important to the workflow of many users and that high quality is a requirement. Maybe AutoHotKey can be used by the community to develop a suite of test scripts that can be run and test new releases for regressions. It comes with a script recorder that might be useful for recording actions for debugging. If you run into an error, replay the script to see if Sigil breaks again.

mrmikel · 08-15-2011, 06:18 AM

My security suite blocks access to the download site for the program.

user_none · 08-15-2011, 09:32 AM

Thanks for the recommendation Halo. I am new to working on Windows. I'll look into it. The build system is very flexible and allows for either using visual studio or the command line for building.

Halo · 08-15-2011, 10:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrmikel

My security suite blocks access to the download site for the program.

Does it say why? AutoHotKey is a well respected open-source program that has been around for a long time. It's certainly not a trojan.

08-15-2011, 12:38 AM	#1
Halo Connoisseur Posts: 96 Karma: 72130 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Francisco Bay Area, CA, USA Device: Sony PRS-505, Kindle DX 1st Gen, Kindle Fire 1st Gen	Using AutoHotKey to test/build Sigil This is message is for John and the community. John, I got the impression that you were new to Windows. I wanted to bring to your attention the existence of AutoHotKey. It's a free-software program to record and play back keyboard and mouse events. It's pretty advanced and I've seen some scripts do very complex things such as emulate a tiling window manager in Windows. I was thinking that it might help you automate the build process if it's very complicated. For everyone else, I know that Sigil is very important to the workflow of many users and that high quality is a requirement. Maybe AutoHotKey can be used by the community to develop a suite of test scripts that can be run and test new releases for regressions. It comes with a script recorder that might be useful for recording actions for debugging. If you run into an error, replay the script to see if Sigil breaks again.

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08-15-2011, 06:18 AM	#2
mrmikel Color me gone Posts: 2,089 Karma: 1445295 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Central Oregon Coast Device: PRS-300	My security suite blocks access to the download site for the program.

08-15-2011, 09:32 AM	#3
user_none Sigil & calibre developer Posts: 2,487 Karma: 1063785 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida, USA Device: Nook STR	Thanks for the recommendation Halo. I am new to working on Windows. I'll look into it. The build system is very flexible and allows for either using visual studio or the command line for building.

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