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HotkeyP Changelog

What's new in HotkeyP 4.10

Oct 31, 2023
  • Maximal length of hotkey parameters increased to 65535
  • Command "Paste text" can paste a registry value
  • "Enable multiple instances" is always enabled for explorer.exe
  • Winmm.dll is loaded only if needed
  • Help has a content
  • Renamed "Suspend" to "Sleep/Suspend"
  • Renamed "Monitor power off" to "Display power off"

New in HotkeyP 4.9 (Jul 16, 2020)

  • command "Minimize window to tray"
  • environment variables can be used in a hotkey working directory and sound path
  • fixed bugs:
  • HTK file could be broken by pasting newline into hotkey parameters
  • "Show desktop" worked only on Latin keyboard layouts
  • command line commands required a space before semicolon
  • indexes in a new "Multi command"
  • sort list by key
  • hotkeys to url with parameters did not work if HotkeyP was running as administrator
  • shortcuts of multiple mouse buttons on Windows 10

New in HotkeyP 4.8.3 (Jul 14, 2016)

  • %HotkeyP% variable is case-insensitive and can be followed by a backslash

New in HotkeyP 4.8.2 (Jul 14, 2016)

  • Fixed bugs:
  • Start automatically at Windows startup

New in HotkeyP 4.8.1 (Jun 1, 2016)

  • Unicode texts and macros
  • option to run as administrator
  • commands Maximize all
  • Show HotkeyP window
  • Reload hook
  • Windows 10 is supported

New in HotkeyP 4.7.1 (Jul 30, 2014)

  • fixed bugs:
  • hotkey Win+mouse showed the Start menu if used with macro

New in HotkeyP 4.7 (May 19, 2014)

  • commands "Opacity +", "Opacity -"
  • environment variables can be used in commands (e.g. %SystemRoot%)
  • option to play sound when a hotkey is pressed
  • option "Wait before executing this hotkey", command will be executed after 5 second unless the user cancels it
  • only pressed shift keys are released before macro
  • command "Delete temporary files" can delete read-only files
  • HotkeyP window is transparent when showing User Account Control dialog
  • large HotkeyP icon looks same as small icon
  • fixed bugs:
  • paste text command did not work on some keyboard layouts
  • multi-command did not work with paste text
  • some system hotkeys could not be redefined (Ctrl+Win+P, Ctrl+Win+F, Win+Shift+M, Win+Shift+up, Alt+Win+1, ...)
  • key state is reset when reloading hook

New in HotkeyP 4.6.2 (Jun 4, 2013)

  • Win+mouse wheel does not show the Start menu

New in HotkeyP 4.6.1 (Mar 30, 2012)

  • shortcuts to https web sites
  • options window use true type font
  • fixed bugs:
  • if command "Close Window" is executed on the desktop, then shutdown dialog box is shown

New in HotkeyP 4.6 (Aug 8, 2011)

  • command "Desktop resolution" has optional parameter monitor number
  • command "Control panel" without parameters opens the control panels folder
  • command "Macro" can have parameters \media_select, \launch_app1, \launch_app2
  • option to use hook only for special system shortcuts (e.g. Win+E, Win+D, Ctrl+Esc, Alt+Tab, ...)
  • fixed bugs:
  • multimedia keys on some keyboards did not work (e.g. Genius USB keyboards)
  • shift sometimes remained pressed after the macro
  • if launched application required admin. rights, its exe file name was passed as the first parameter

New in HotkeyP 4.5 (Aug 8, 2011)

  • new commands: "Horizontal wheel","Remove drive"
  • recording volume, the second soundcard volume, audio line display name can be changed
  • parameters are allowed for documents (e.g. CPL files)
  • keys \rshift,\rctrl,\ralt, \wheelright,\wheelleft in macros
  • help is opened in a new process
  • fixed bugs:
  • it is possible to use shortcut Ctrl+Break
  • UAC dialog box is displayed if the started application requires admin rights (Windows Vista)
  • password to unlock computer can contain shift keys

New in HotkeyP 4.4 (Sep 17, 2007)

  • volume commands work on Windows Vista
  • fixed: "Paste text" did not work in the "Total Commander" command line
  • fixed: commands which have exe file name parameter ignored file paths
  • fixed: PrintScreen could not be set as a hotkey

New in HotkeyP 4.3 (Jun 12, 2007)

  • new commands: "CD speed", "Hide application", "Minimize to tray", "Magnifier", "Clear recent documents", "Delete temporary files", "Save desktop icons", "Restore desktop icons"
  • categories
  • "Paste text" can contain multiple strings separated by %|
  • "Paste text" does not change the clipboard
  • "Show text" - parameter %l means the clipboard content
  • command parameters are visible in the description column (at internal commands, not exe files)
  • changed the tray icon when mouse shortcuts are disabled (from 'X' to '/')
  • the program Spy has buttons to copy values to the clipboard or directly to the HotkeyP window
  • the Spy window is resizeable
  • "Lock computer" disables CD autorun
  • option not to show Password:*** when the computer is locked