[oats-sig] Dasher for programmers.

I spent the last three days programming in C using Dasher, and what made

Any idea how I could do the same on Linux?

Andre wrote:
> I spent the last three days programming in C using Dasher, and what made 
> my life much easier was a program named AutoHotKey [1]. I wrote a small 
> script for it that allows me to easily and quickly enter and exit the 
> Dasher window without having to use the mouse or pressing many keys.
> 
> Basically, you press F12 to open the Dasher window, type whatever you 
> need in it, and then press F12 again to go back to the original window, 
> and have all the text you typed in Dasher entered into that original 
> window. Note that I don't have to start or stop Dasher manually, I just 
> press F12, mouse, and F12 again.
> 
> The result was that I was always in my editor window (VIM) and only in 
> Dasher when actually typing (Dashering)! :-)
> 
> To use this script: install AutoHotKey, copy the script into a file with 
> the extension .ahk and double click it. In Dasher, the option "Start on 
> space bar" must be enabled.
> 
> The script:
> 
> ; Tested with Dasher 4.2.2 and AutoHotKey 1.0.46.01.
> ; Set "Start on space bar".
> 
> F12::
> #WinActivateForce
> SetDefaultMouseSpeed, 0
> if on = 1
> {
>     on = 0
>     IfWinExist, ahk_class DASHER
>     {
>         IfWinNotActive
>         {
>             WinActivate
>             WinWaitActive
>         }
> 
>         ; Copy the text typed in Dasher to the clipboard, stop Dasher 
> and minimize its
>         ; window.
>         clipboard =
>         SendInput, {F5}
>         SendInput, ^n ;[1]
>         WinMinimize
> 
>         ; If the original window still exists, then bring it to the 
> front and paste
>         ; the Dashered text into it.
>         IfWinExist, ahk_id %old_winid%
>         {
>             WinActivate
>             WinWaitActive
>             ; Ways for pasting:
>             ;  Middle click
>             ;MouseMove, old_x, old_y
>             ;MouseClick, middle
>             ;  Control-V
>             ;SendInput, ^v
>             ;  Typing the characters.
>             text := RegExReplace(clipboard, "\r\n", "`n")
>             SendInput, {Raw}%text%
> 
>             ; Uncomment if you want to restore the original cursor 
> position.
>             ;MouseMove, old_x, old_y
>         }
>         Else
>         {
>             MsgBox, I can't find the original window. The text you typed 
> is in the clipboard.
>         }
>     }
> }
> else
> {
>     ; If the "save changes?" window is open, choose no.
>     IfWinExist, Unsaved changes
>     {
>         ControlClick, &No,,,,, NA
>     }
> 
>     IfWinExist, ahk_class DASHER
>     {
>         IfWinActive
>         {
>             MsgBox, Go to the window you'd like to type in and press the 
> hotkey again.
>             return
>         }
> 
>         on = 1
> 
>         ; Remember the cursor position and the front window.
>         MouseGetPos, old_x, old_y, old_winid
> 
>         ; Maximize Dasher and bring it to the front.
>         WinMaximize
>         WinActivate
>         WinWaitActive
> 
>         ; Position the cursor on the center of the Dasher input area.
>         ControlGetPos, x, y, w, h, CANVAS1
>         MouseMove, (x + w / 2 + 29), (y + h / 2)
> 
>         ; Dasher >= 4 : sets Dasher speed to the configured value. The 
> first ^n at [1]
>         ; will have Dasher's actual speed half of that configured.
>         SendInput, ^n
> 
>         ; Start Dasher.
>         ControlFocus, CANVAS1
>         SendInput, {Space}
>     }
>     Else
>     {
>         MsgBox, You must run Dasher manually.
>     }
> }
> return
> 
> -- 
> 
> [1] http://www.autohotkey.com/