Core Function Opt

Opt( <option>, <value> ) 

Description

Changes the operation of various Sputnik functions/parameters.

option

The option to change. See Remarks.

value

The parameter (varies by option). See Remarks.

Return Value

Returns the value of the previous setting.

Remarks

• HotKeyDelay

1. The absolute max possible delay before sending the same hotkey again (Default is 15 miliseconds)

• CaretCoordMode

1. Sets the way coords are used in the caret functions, either absolute coords or coords relative to the current active window:
2. 0 = relative coords to the active window
3. 1 = absolute screen coordinates (default)
4. 2 = relative coords to the client area of the active window

• ColourMode

1. Sets the way colours are defined, either RGB or BGR.
2. 0 = Colours are defined as RGB (0xRRGGBB) (default)
3. 1 = Colours are defined as BGR (0xBBGGRR)

• MouseClickDelay

1. Alters the length of the brief pause in between mouse clicks.
2. Time in milliseconds to pause (default=10).

• MouseClickDownDelay

1. Alters the length a click is held down before release.
2. Time in milliseconds to pause (default=10).

• MouseClickDragDelay

1. Alters the length of the brief pause at the start and end of a mouse drag operation.
2. Time in milliseconds to pause (default=250).

• MouseCoordMode

1. Sets the way coords are used in the mouse functions, either absolute coords or coords relative to the current active window:
2. 0 = relative coords to the active window
3. 1 = absolute screen coordinates (default)
4. 2 = relative coords to the client area of the active window

• PixelCoordMode

1. Sets the way coords are used in the pixel functions, either absolute coords or coords relative to the current active window:
2. 0 = relative coords to the active window
3. 1 = absolute screen coordinates (default)
4. 2 = relative coords to the client area of the active window

• SendAttachMode

1. Specifies if Sputnik attaches input threads when using then SendKeys() function. When not attaching (default mode=0) detecting the state of capslock/scrolllock and numlock can be unreliable under NT4. However, when you specify attach mode=1 the Send("{... down/up}") syntax will not work and there may be problems with sending keys to "hung" windows. ControlSend() ALWAYS attaches and is not affected by this mode.
2. 0 = don't attach (default)
3. 1 = attach

• SendCapslockMode

1. Specifies if Sputnik should store the state of capslock before a Send function and restore it afterwards.
2. 0 = don't store/restore
3. 1 = store and restore (default)

• SendKeyDelay

1. Alters the the length of the brief pause in between sent keystrokes.
2. Time in milliseconds to pause (default=5). Sometimes a value of 0 does not work; use 1 instead.

• SendKeyDownDelay

1. Alters the length of time a key is held down before released during a keystroke. For applications that take a while to register keypresses (and many games) you may need to raise this value from the default.
2. Time in milliseconds to pause (default=1).

• WinDetectHiddenText

1. Specifies if hidden window text can be "seen" by the window matching functions.
2. 0 = Do not detect hidden text (default)
3. 1 = Detect hidden text

• WinSearchChildren

1. Allows the window search routines to search child windows as well as top-level windows.
2. 0 = Only search top-level windows (default)
3. 1 = Search top-level and child windows

• WinTextMatchMode

1. Alters the method that is used to match window text during search operations.
2. 1 = Match the text from the start (Same as the function Left()) (default)
3. 2 = Match the text from the end (Same as the function Right())
4. 3 = Match any substring in the text
5. 4 = Exact text match
6. 5 = Advanced mode

• WinTitleMatchMode

1. Alters the method that is used to match window titles during search operations.
2. 1 = Match the title from the start (Same as the function Left()) (default)
3. 2 = Match the title from the end (Same as the function Right())
4. 3 = Match any substring in the title
5. 4 = Exact title match
6. 5 = Advanced mode

• WinWaitDelay

1. Alters how to pause after a successful window-related operation.
2. Time in milliseconds to pause (default=250).

Example

Opt("CaretCoordMode", 1);        //1=absolute, 0=relative
Opt("MouseClickDelay", 10);      //10 milliseconds
Opt("MouseClickDownDelay", 10);  //10 milliseconds
Opt("MouseClickDragDelay", 250); //250 milliseconds
Opt("MouseCoordMode", 1);        //1=absolute, 0=relative
Opt("PixelCoordMode", 1);        //1=absolute, 0=relative
Opt("SendAttachMode", 0);        //0=don't attach, 1=do attach
Opt("SendCapslockMode", 1);      //1=store and restore, 0=don't
Opt("SendKeyDelay", 5);          //5 milliseconds
Opt("SendKeyDownDelay", 1);      //1 millisecond
Opt("WinWaitDelay", 250);        //250 milliseconds
Opt("WinDetectHiddenText", 0);   //0=don't detect, 1=do detect
Opt("WinSearchChildren", 1);     //0=no, 1=search children also
Opt("WinTitleMatchMode", 1);     //1=start, 2=subStr, 3=exact, 4=...
Opt("WinWaitDelay", 250);        //250 milliseconds