AppletTalk.com Java discussions newsgroups   Archives   FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Looking for Java/Win32 Automation API          AppletTalk.com Forum Index -> Java Help View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message Guest Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 5:43 am    Post subject: Looking for Java/Win32 Automation API Is there something that would allow a java program to perform similar operations as http://www.autohotkey.com/ Ideally, I would like an API to autohotkey but it apparently does not exist. I was wondering if there is similar functionality elsewhere that someone knows about. Any assistance is greatly apprecated. ....Lyall Back to top Andrew Thompson Guest Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 7:11 am    Post subject: Re: Looking for Java/Win32 Automation API Lyall.Pearce (AT) gmail (DOT) com wrote: Quote: Is there something that would allow a java program to perform similar operations as http://www.autohotkey.com/ Ideally, I would like an API to autohotkey but it apparently does not exist. You might always try the java.awt.Robot. Andrew T. Back to top Guest Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 7:11 am    Post subject: Re: Looking for Java/Win32 Automation API On Oct 17, 1:21 pm, "Andrew Thompson" <andrewtho...@gmail.com> wrote: Quote: Lyall.Pea...@gmail.com wrote: Is there something that would allow a java program to perform similar operations ashttp://www.autohotkey.com/ Ideally, I would like an API to autohotkey but it apparently does not exist.You might always try the java.awt.Robot. Andrew T. Thank you Andrew, I am no expert on the java class heirarchy. Is there another class that can search for 'images' within 'images'? I have, for example, a small image of a button and I want to be able to search for that image in the captured screen, within certain boundaries. Would this search capability include a fuzz factor (close enough is good enough, maybe in colour, etc). Other questions include, how would I locate a particular applications window and obtain the screen rectangle in order to capture it. ....Lyall Back to top Andrew Thompson Guest Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 7:11 am    Post subject: Re: Looking for Java/Win32 Automation API Lyall.Pearce (AT) gmail (DOT) com wrote: Quote: On Oct 17, 1:21 pm, "Andrew Thompson" <andrewtho...@gmail.com> wrote: Lyall.Pea...@gmail.com wrote: Is there something that would allow a java program to perform similar operations ashttp://www.autohotkey.com/ Ideally, I would like an API to autohotkey but it apparently does not exist.You might always try the java.awt.Robot. .... Thank you Andrew, I am no expert on the java class heirarchy. Neither am I. I rely on tutorials, a little searching, the JavaDocs, and when that fails - ask for a direction on usenet. Quote: Is there another class that can search for 'images' within 'images'? Nope. (Not that I am aware of, in the core API, but I very much doubt such as specialist thing will be easy to find). Quote: Other questions include, how would I locate a particular applications window and obtain the screen rectangle in order to capture it. Step 1. Read all documenation relating to Robot carefully.. Andrew T. Back to top Guest Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 12:51 pm    Post subject: Re: Looking for Java/Win32 Automation API Andrew Thompson wrote: Quote: Lyall.Pearce (AT) gmail (DOT) com wrote: On Oct 17, 1:21 pm, "Andrew Thompson" <andrewtho...@gmail.com> wrote: Lyall.Pea...@gmail.com wrote: Is there something that would allow a java program to perform similar operations ashttp://www.autohotkey.com/ Ideally, I would like an API to autohotkey but it apparently does not exist.You might always try the java.awt.Robot. ... Thank you Andrew, I am no expert on the java class heirarchy. Neither am I. I rely on tutorials, a little searching, the JavaDocs, and when that fails - ask for a direction on usenet. Is there another class that can search for 'images' within 'images'? Nope. (Not that I am aware of, in the core API, but I very much doubt such as specialist thing will be easy to find). Other questions include, how would I locate a particular applications window and obtain the screen rectangle in order to capture it. Step 1. Read all documenation relating to Robot carefully.. Andrew T. Thanks - will continue searching (not that I have not already tried, hence the questions here) and will apply Step 1. ....Lyall Back to top Josh Falter Guest Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 11:38 pm    Post subject: Re: Looking for Java/Win32 Automation API It would be really tetious, but you could still use java.awt.Robot for that via getPixelColor(). That would be interesting to do. Back to top Guest Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 7:02 am    Post subject: Re: Looking for Java/Win32 Automation API Josh Falter wrote: Quote: It would be really tetious, but you could still use java.awt.Robot for that via getPixelColor(). That would be interesting to do. Whilst robot does do a fair bit of what I need, there is one bit that it appears not to do, image searching. The beauty of autohotkey is it has the ability to say 'given this screen capture' (read that as image) here is a small image (read that as a giff or small jpeg file) can you find that small image in this screen capture, somewhere within this region, oh, and by the way, allow a configurable amount of fuzziness in the colour matching. If you can find it, let me know where it is. The other thing, autohotkey is nice and fast at doing precisely this, I would rather not sit around and wait for seconds at a time doing image searches as each pixel is individually grabbed. There have been requests for an API to autohotkey but it appears that the 'scripting language' is so interwined with the functionality that this is a fair bit of work and is not planned. I have had a brief look at ImageMagik, that can grab 'sub-pictures' but there is no 'sub-image search' capability that I have seen. ....Lyall Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         AppletTalk.com Forum Index -> Java Help All times are GMT Page 1 of 1   Jump to: Select a forum Java Newsgroups----------------Java DiscussionsWeb-based java games comp.lang.java 3D Graphics API's for Java Java: Support and criticism Java System Announcements comp.lang.java.api JavaBeans Java and CORBA Java and Databases comp.lang.java.developer Java GUI Toolkits Java Help comp.lang.java.javascript JVM, native methods and hardware comp.lang.java.misc Java Language Programming Security and Java comp.lang.java.setup Java Software Tools comp.lang.java.tech ibm.software.java.linux  Non-English Java Newsgroups----------------Java Language (German)Language Java (Français)Java (Italian)  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2006 phpBB Group SEO toolkit © 2004-2006 webmedic.